I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Jan 2011
Interview
Applied online around october. Got an email from HR department in Dec. 2010, to schedule two phone 45' interviews. Both were supposed to be on the same day; got the first one, but the second didn't happen. It was re-scheduled for a week later.
Both interviewers were nice and gentle; they were software developers at Amazon.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Having an infinite supply of water and two containers, one for 3 liters and one for 5 liters, how would you measure 4 liters?
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Dec 2010
Interview
The entire interview process was well organized. Had 2 phone interviews followed by an onsite. Questions involved basic algorithms and data structures. Required some coding.
The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Nov 2010
Interview
The interviewer was a nice person. He talked about the work environment of amazon. He asked two definition questions along with two programming questions. It sometimes took a little bit of time to set up the next interview but it was not too long.