I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Amazon in Feb 2024
Interview
Series of coding interviews mixed with general "leadership questions"
Pretty much the leetcode standard stuff plus the leadership principles amazon has.
The process felt really analytical. But in the end, depends on you performing well on the interviews on the day, besides being used to these types of questions.
I recently interviewed for a software engineering role, and it was a great learning experience. The technical portion focused heavily on LeetCode medium-level questions, so I highly recommend reviewing all relevant tagged questions in preparation. The interviewers were well-prepared and asked thoughtful questions that required solid problem-solving skills.
In addition to the technical aspects, they placed a lot of emphasis on behavioral questions, specifically around leadership principles. Make sure to prepare 5-6 stories that align with these principles, structured in the STAR format (Situation, Task, Action, Result). Having clear, concise examples ready will definitely help.
Overall, it was a challenging but fair interview process.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon in Sep 2024
Interview
3 rounds of interviews, 60 minutes. First was behavioral; Tell me about a situation that required you to dig deep into a problem; Give me an example of a time when you could not meet a commitment. Second were 2 questions of behavioral and 1 design question, Third were 2 DSA questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Tell me about a situation that required you to dig deep into a problem; 2. Give me an example of a time when you could not meet a commitment.
3. 1 leetcode DSA with follow up
4. 1 geeks4geeks dsa involving binary trees