I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Sept 2015
Interview
I have been applying to Amazon for one and half year for various intern and full time positions. Got a mail in June to take an online test. Result of which came one month later and I had to take another online test(simulation + coding). Then, I got onsite two months later for a whole day coding challenge. There was a group of three people each, and a total of eight such groups. Discussion with in group was allowed but coding was individual. A laptop, desired OS and IDE were provided. There was like 5-6 hours for coding and two interviews in between with proctors- 45 minute and 15 minute each.
The proctors were welcoming and helpful in discussing solutions etc.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Signed the NDA, so can not tell. But if you regularly practice programming then it should not be that difficult to design and code the solution.
It started with an OA, and then after a few weeks, I got invited to four rounds of interviews: technical and behavioral at 3 of the 4, and behavioral only at one.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Calgary, AB) in Jun 2026
Interview
Online Assessment is the first step in the process. I didn’t have an HR phone screening and went straight to the OA after applying. It was sent to me about a week after I submitted my application.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The first question is LeetCode style algorithms question, and the second question gives a full stack repo (choice of Java, NodeJS, or Django) and asks to solve a backend issue which is causing a bug in the frontend. Unit tests must pass to pass the second question. You can run both backend/frontend indivdually or together
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Santa Clara, CA) in Jun 2026
Interview
Recruiter reached out and set up an onsite loop after the initial steps. Four back to back rounds in one day. Two coding heavy rounds run by senior engineers, one round with the hiring manager, and one behavioral round with a bar raiser. Mix of leadership principles and data structures throughout. Heard back within a week.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Standard BFS grid problem. Given a grid, find the time for all cells to reach a target state where the spread happens one layer at a time.
How did you answer: Clarified the constraints, walked through the approach, then coded a clean BFS from all starting points at once. Tracked the number of layers until everything was covered.