I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Amazon in Jan 2015
Interview
Applied online, was reached out to by a recruiter a couple of months later. Took an online test for basic coding two weeks after initial contact, passed that and moved on to technical interview. Had the technical interview about a month later. Got the no offer email a couple of days after that. Didn't answer anything incorrectly, some minor mistakes and generally didn't think I came across as confident in myself. Interviewer was a bit terse, which didn't help.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Write a function to check whether a binary tree was a binary search tree. My first function only handled trees with integer values and he asked me to run through the function with a tree of double/float values. I should have asked clarifying questions before I started coding.
Design a library (write out all of the classes, etc...), this was an OO question. Missed a few abstractions, basic structure was alright though.
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