I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Bengaluru)
Interview
While I can't provide specific details about recent job interviews at Amazon India, I can give you a general idea of what the process typically involves. Amazon's interview process usually includes:
Application Submission: Candidates submit their resumes online, often accompanied by a cover letter.
Initial Screening: A recruiter reviews applications and may conduct a brief phone interview to assess qualifications and fit.
Technical or Role-Specific Interviews: For technical positions, candidates might undergo coding tests or problem-solving exercises. Non-technical roles could involve situational or behavioral questions.
Behavioral Interviews: Amazon places a strong emphasis on its leadership principles. Candidates are often asked to provide examples from their past experiences that demonstrate these principles.
Final Interviews: Successful candidates might have a final round with higher-level managers or team leads.
Feedback and Offer: After the interviews, candidates receive feedback, and successful candidates are extended an offer.
Preparation typically involves understanding Amazon's leadership principles, brushing up on relevant skills, and practicing common interview questions.
That moment when the interviewer asked about finding indices in an array for a target sum was wild — I had just tackled something identical while prepping on PracHub. The interview included a technical round with another question about designing an in-memory LRU cache and a behavioral question about meeting tight deadlines. After a smooth discussion, I was told I'd received an offer, which I happily accepted. Overall, the process felt pretty straightforward and not overly challenging.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Given an array of integers return the indices of two numbers summing to a target
Interviewed for silicon team. Have only been asked about the domain specific knowledge in 1st round and system design in 2nd round and C coding in 3rd round.
The interviews were 50 mins each.
First round with hr screening - 2 leetcode questions then hr manager screening then the loop which consists of 4 interviews each an hour long. The 4 interview questions they asked where three medium leetcode questions. And one system design interview question about how to shadow deploy a test software to millions of users.