Lengthy pre-interview coding challenges and scenario simulation. Followed by 3 hours straight of 1on1 interviews which consist of a coding challenge and a STAR scenario question. Preparation is recommended, especially on algorithms and data structures.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a scenario when you may have had a disagreement with a team member and what you did to solve it.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Cape Town) in Sept 2025
Interview
I had a first phone screen, which was an hour long, had 15 minutes of Hr questions based on Leadership Principles, then 45 minutes of real-time coding problems, You need to know a bit much about DSA to be able to pass the coding challenges, you must think out loud.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the difference between a binary tree and a binary search tree?
They asked basic questions about technical stuff, then another purely technical round where I was given one main coding problem, followed by 4 follow-up questions/variations based on the initial problem.
First stage was the OA and workstyles assessment. After getting through it I faced the phone screen interview and I didn't get through it. The coding question was a pretty standard product categorisation coding problem