I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Jan 2017
Interview
Headhunter contacted me, we had a phone interview, i was assigned a detailed exercise related to designinging an architecture which I completed, the exercise was well laid out, moderately difficult , flew me to Seattle, met with 2 individuals, high level questions.
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Question 1
One interview by 2 representatives , High level, impersonal, felt like a routine interview, no connection with interviewers, didn't sense any passion or energy
Few rounds of interview, mixed with behavioral and technical questions to showcase you knowledge of building system on aws. They also asked gen ai questions on how you would create these systems
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Apr 2026
Interview
You do 4 back to back interview in 1 day. It was exhausting. Besides that really appreciated the recruiter giving out interview prep before it takes place. The good thing is there is no coding round.
The interview process was very challenging and thorough. The questions required deep technical knowledge and problem-solving under pressure. While tough, it was fair and tested real-world skills, communication, and adaptability.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you walk us through a time you solved a complex problem under tight deadlines, and how you balanced technical accuracy with speed?