I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Fairmont, MN) in Mar 2022
Interview
The interview process for Amazon is notoriously hard, and rightfully so, but it is not centered on asking the same old tired fluff questions. The process is designed to measure the candidate's likelihood for success at Amazon using real data and real world problems. It's also designed not to have you show you can turn out rote answers from memory, but to examine how you approach problem solving. I felt it was very fair.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was asked how I acted in the real world in situations that were designed to explore Amazon's Leadership Principles.
Surprisingly easy — I expected tougher questions, but the coding round felt more like a warm-up. The main challenge was a DSA problem about counting islands in a 2D grid, which led to a discussion on DFS versus BFS and handling large grids. Funny enough, I had revisited that exact type of question while prepping on PracHub, which made me feel more confident. The interview wrapped up with a behavioral round, and I accepted an offer, but ultimately decided to decline it for another opportunity. Overall, it was a smooth experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Number of Islands — given a 2D grid of '1's (land) and '0's (water), count the number of connected islands. Walk through DFS vs BFS, and discuss how to avoid revisiting cells (in-place mutation vs visited set) and what changes if the grid is huge and must stream from disk.
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.
Um teste de código online, se aprovado, vai para o loop. O loop é 4 entrevistas seguidas, duas em inglês e duas em português. 3 entrevistas técnicas de código, todas as 4 têm pergunta de liderança.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Pergunta historicas baseada nos principios de lideranca da amazon.
