I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Jul 2011
Interview
There were 3 interview phone calls which were roughly 45 minutes each and consisted of software questions that put a heavy emphasis on problem solving and not the correct answer. After I came to Seattle for the onsite interview I was interviewed 5 times and taken to lunch by a supervisor. The interviews were very technical in nature.
OA contained 2 coding questions and then followed by a multiple choice question on behavioral where they emphasized a lot on their leadership rules which you can find on their website
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is customer obsession and how do you apply it
Could not use AI during the first interview. The recruiter was helpful in the screener but the coding exam was tough including the take home test. Did a few Leetcode examples but apparently that wasn't enough.
Applied online via the company careers page. Received a reply from HR within a few weeks inviting me to an initial
screening call over Teams. Process also included an online coding assessment sent as a pre-interview step.
Communication from HR was professional, prompt, and friendly throughout the scheduling stage.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Standard background and motivation questions — what attracted me to the company, and a walk-through of recent
