I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (Bengaluru) in Dec 2009
Interview
The first round consisted of a written test, testing the background in Computer Science on various topics like Operating Systems, Networks, Compilers, Algorithms and data structures and programming questions on basic data structures.
Then the 1:1 interview rounds begin for shortlisted candidates. In the first round they asked me to code a simple BST based problem (most probably finding common ancestor of two nodes.). They asked for the exact code and the interviewer coded it on the laptop to check the code.
In the 2nd round, they asked me to design an efficient data structure to store strings and compare strings. This involved using dictionary and I solved it in some time. I did not go through this round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design a data structure to store strings efficiently for following operations :
1. IsPrefix (s1, s2) : Is s1 a prefix of s2.
2. IsEqual(s1, s2) : Are s1 and s2 equal.
3. common prefix(s1, s2) : Return the common prefix of the given strings s1 and s2.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Bengaluru)
Interview
The interview process consisted of an online assessment followed by two technical interview rounds and one behavioral round. The technical rounds focused on Data Structures, Algorithms, Java, and problem-solving skills. The behavioral round covered Amazon Leadership Principles and past project experiences. The interviewers were professional and the process was well structured.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: Find the first non-repeating character in a string.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Tel Aviv-Yafo)
Interview
Amazon's home assignment test involves receiving a coding or case study assignment, completing it independently within a specified deadline (usually a few days), and submitting it for team review. I got an answer after 2 days
Had a screening from recruiter, then a follow up phone interview.
Had been asked to take an assessment and I flunked it.
I had hard time managing the time in 45 min window.