I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Dublín, Dublín) in Dec 2010
Interview
Had 3 phone screenings,
process took some time due to my personal activities and business, everyone from amazon was quite nice and helpful, there was no problem to reschedule date/time with HR
questions were challenging but expectable, you need to know a lot from various areas like
java
networking
databases
algorithms
oo design
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
what is TCP/IP?
differences between TCP UDP?
describe TCP IP model.
You have dictionary. How would you design function/system that should return true/false for check if a word is in a database? How would you scale your solution if word db does not fit in memory/disk? How would you scale it to really big db of words that should be located on n computers?
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Bengaluru)
Interview
The interview process consisted of an online assessment followed by two technical interview rounds and one behavioral round. The technical rounds focused on Data Structures, Algorithms, Java, and problem-solving skills. The behavioral round covered Amazon Leadership Principles and past project experiences. The interviewers were professional and the process was well structured.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: Find the first non-repeating character in a string.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Tel Aviv)
Interview
Amazon's home assignment test involves receiving a coding or case study assignment, completing it independently within a specified deadline (usually a few days), and submitting it for team review. I got an answer after 2 days
Straightforward interview process with clear communication. The interviewers asked about my background, relevant experience, technical skills, and how I would handle common workplace situations. Overall, it felt professional and organized.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me to walk through my previous experience and explain how it related to the responsibilities of the role.