I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (Chennai) in Jul 2012
Interview
Get noticed on linkedin. 4 technical rounds - problem solving, data structures, algorithms, computer science fundamentals and object oriented design skills. Thoroughly tested on the knowledge of basic data structures - arrays, stacks, queues, linked lists, trees, hash tables and some graphs. Should be well versed with sorting, searching, dynamic programming, exhaustive search techniques.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Monty hall problem, eulerian tours in graphs, open ended design problems
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