The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in May 2010
Interview
A friend sent in my resume. I had a phone interview within the week. It was a one-hour interview with a software engineer on the team I was applying for. The first question was, "Tell me about an interesting book you read recently." Then we discussed my past experience (I described my master's thesis research), and then we moved on to coding questions. Finally we discussed the position and working at Amazon in general.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Extract the N largest floating point numbers from a large file of floating point numbers.
Straightforward interview process with clear communication. The interviewers asked about my background, relevant experience, technical skills, and how I would handle common workplace situations. Overall, it felt professional and organized.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me to walk through my previous experience and explain how it related to the responsibilities of the role.
Applied online via the company careers page. Received a reply from HR within a few weeks inviting me to an initial
screening call over Teams. Process also included an online coding assessment sent as a pre-interview step.
Communication from HR was professional, prompt, and friendly throughout the scheduling stage.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Standard background and motivation questions — what attracted me to the company, and a walk-through of recent
OA contained 2 coding questions and then followed by a multiple choice question on behavioral where they emphasized a lot on their leadership rules which you can find on their website
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is customer obsession and how do you apply it
