I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Dec 2023
Interview
I had four technical interview rounds in total. Three involved solving LeetCode easy to medium-level questions, and one was a system design round. In each round, the interviewers also asked me about my experiences related to leadership principles. They were super helpful throughout the process, offering guidance and clarifications when needed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
All rounds had leadership principle related questions. Heavily focused on it.
I received an Online Assessment (OA) invitation from Amazon. The assessment consisted of two coding questions of medium to hard difficulty, focusing on data structures, algorithms, and problem-solving skills. The questions required efficient solutions with optimized time and space complexity. After the OA, shortlisted candidates typically proceed to one or more technical interview rounds covering coding, system design, and behavioral questions based on Amazon's Leadership Principles.
Applied online via career site, received OA link within 2 days and cleared it, Round 1- DSA, Round-2 DSA, Round 3- System Design, Round 4- Mixed Technical Discussion and Behavioral.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Number of Islands (LC 200 - Medium): You are heavily advised to know how to traverse connected components using a 2D grid.
Interview involved one screening OA and one final day, 3 back to back interviews, one technical, one behavioral and one mix. Focused on leader ship principles and DSA and algo
