I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
Took around two weeks. First contacted by an Amazon recruiter, then scheduled a on-site interview. It was a hiring even so the on-site interview was locally. Met 5 people total, 4 of them are engineer and one manager. The whole process took me 5 hours.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
For mid-level software developer, all the questions are design question. One of them is to write codes for a traffic light system, include all classes and methods.
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