I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Cape Town) in Nov 2018
Interview
Initial telephonic interview followed by a video call technical assessment where I had to write code in a shared document.
Flown down to Cape Town, for a series of interviews over one day. First was an interview with a senior in HR to evaluate my culture fit, interpersonal skills, etc. Second and third were technical challenges requiring white board coding. Fourth was a white board system design.
Feedback received within 4 days.
STAR methodology to answer any technical based question and always try to relate practical scenarios. 4 rounds - 1 phone screening, 2 and 3 core technical skilled based 4 final offer
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are TCP/IP routing protocol? Difference between interior and exterior routed protocol?
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Apr 2017
Interview
On site interview.
6 interviewers - including team you apply for
50% of questions are about your previous experience to see if you follow their leadership principles
few algorithms questions and component design and system design questions - scalability in terms of volume of calls and data is important