I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Jan 2015
Interview
Got an OnCampus Interview. I had 2 Rounds of interview on the same day. They were 45 minute interview each. Results given in 2 weeks. A general discussion relating to past projects followed by writing code or design discussion.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Simple questions about data structures and algorithms
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
Contacted by recruiter, then there was a phone screen and 5 interviews on site. One of them with the hiring manager. All the interviewers were polite and intelligent. Also had a conversation with the hr.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
data structures and algorithm questions . Also asked some questions about previous experience and school projects
Three stage interview: I. phone interview; II. time limited take-home task. III. 6 onsite interviews.
The phone interviews were standard CS algorithms questions.
Part II was a time-bound open-ended coding problem in your favourite language.
Part III was the full onsite interview and was the most difficult part.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design a real time order handling system that could handle large spikes.