I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Oct 2019
Interview
Applied online to many jobs, got a referral from a current employee and that was the one I got an interview for so I think it helped. First round was an online code challenge, 2 questions in 60 minutes I believe. Passed and got an in-person interview scheduled about 2 weeks later. Company paid for travel and hotel. Interview day was a full afternoon with 4 back-to-back 50-min interviews as interviewers rotated through the conference room. Each interview started with 1-2 "behavioral" questions/discussions that took 10-15 min, and then a technical question for the last 30+ minutes. I had the option to whiteboard code or do it in an online code-sharing UI. I used a mix of both in the interviews. I was also allowed to choose the language I wanted to code in, which was nice. Turnaround was very quick - got an offer 2 days later, then about a week to finalize everything and started within a month.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Typical coding questions that require knowledge of data structures and algorithms (ex. lists, trees, BFS/DFS, maps, etc.) I prepared using Leetcode and GeeksForGeeks, and none of the questions I got after that were unexpected.
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.