I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (New York, NY) in Mar 2026
Interview
I felt the interviewer was quite biased. When he asked me about the biggest concern with AI coding tools, I answered from the perspective of their impact on engineers. He immediately redirected the conversation and asked, “Do you know what hallucination is?” Honestly, I almost laughed because it felt very dismissive and condescending.
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The coding question was very difficult. The interviewer, who was Indian, gave me what was clearly a hard-level problem — Snakes and Ladders. To be honest, I knew it should be solved with BFS, but as an international student, I had never played this game before, so I spent quite a lot of time just understanding the rules and problem setup.
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
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What is customer obsession and how do you apply it
Could not use AI during the first interview. The recruiter was helpful in the screener but the coding exam was tough including the take home test. Did a few Leetcode examples but apparently that wasn't enough.
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.
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Standard background and motivation questions — what attracted me to the company, and a walk-through of recent
