I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon in Jun 2026
Interview
Applied online. Got an OA. OA was not that difficulty, on the easier side to be honest. Got an email asking for interview availability.
Interview in a week. Will update soon.
Average interview
Application
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
Extremely disappointed with the over process and the approach of the interviewers.
This was the second time in 4 years I had applied and hoped for a better experience but unfortunately no.
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The first time I was repeatedly interrupted while answering questions and i felt a bit of an ego issue where the interviewer was only willing to hear what his approach of a solution was and there was no update whatsoever after that , not even an email stating I was rejected.
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This time I though It might be better but it wasn't. Its a surprise a company as big as amazon can not have a defined recruitment process , I was approached by a recruiter online and was asked if I was interested in applying for a few open roles. I was and I went ahead by sharing my profile.
No one explained what the process would be , I was asked to respond to a small questionnaire and then got an email for a technical discussion . the person taking the interview had no idea what position I was applying for , neither he knew if I had done the questionnaire.
After this discussion I was told that I would be getting another call for a technical discussion.
This time the interviewer asked a few SQL questions but was not willing to take answers rather kept saying , can you solve it by a different way.Anyway this was done and then I get an email that I there would be 3rd technical discussion. Again this time as well the interviewer had no idea what position or department i was being interviewed for and asked a few SQL questions that I answered.
A few days later got an email that they are considering other for the role.
Although I was disappointed by being rejected , I was more pissed off with the entire process where i feel amazon team is just going through the interview process without knowing what they need and how to evaluate people.
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Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Database tuning / SQL / Design tables for a scenario
Very difficult process it took me a round 1 month to get back what’s the review for the interview so I think overall it’s bad experience and difficult interview process while it has lot of questions I wa able to answer
Standard three-round process consisting of an online assessment followed by a comprehensive interview loop, where candidates were evaluated across technical skills, problem solving ability, and overall fit for the role.