Based on the official interview guide, if you pass the resume screening, you should receive an email with a link to an online assessment, which we’ll cover below. But based on candidate experience, some still do receive a call.
During this call, the recruiter will discuss your interests to see what group or team would be best for you. They will also use this conversation to confirm that you've got a chance of getting the job at all.
You should be prepared to explain your background and why you’re a good fit for Amazon.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given an array of integers arr[] of size n, the task is to rotate the array elements to the left by d positions.
Recruiter screen, online assessment, technical interviews, and behavioral rounds focused heavily on Amazon Leadership Principles. The process was structured, with a strong emphasis on problem-solving, coding skills, and examples demonstrating impact and ownership.
Recruiter screen, followed by an online coding assessment and then a technical phone interview. The final round was a virtual onsite loop with multiple interviews covering data structures, system design, debugging, and Amazon Leadership Principles. The technical questions were practical but time-constrained, and the behavioural questions required specific examples using the STAR format.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design a scalable URL shortening service and explain how you would handle high read traffic, collisions, database schema, expiration, and basic monitoring.
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