I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Toronto, ON) in Jun 2024
Interview
It was a 1 hour interview process. We spent almost 45 minutes to solve the coding question which is a Algo/DS question. We spent rest of the 15 minutes talking about one Amazon Leadership principle.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
With respect to the coding question, I was asked a very tricky question related to topological sorting of nodes of a graph.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Toronto, ON) in Aug 2023
Interview
The interviewer seemed to feel bored and yawning. And for the code question, he just gave me a sentence and no explanation at all. Only when I asked, then he answered
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
find how many warehouses are needed at least for a one-way road connecting major neighborhoods.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Amazon (San Jose, CA) in Jul 2020
Interview
During the covid lockdowns I had an interview with Amazon for a compiler role. The interview was done over a web meet with a single interviewer, who would be my future manager. The guy was very confrontational and try-hard from the get-go. Very off-putting. If you are familiar with the youtuber TechLead, that would give you direct insight into his personality.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you design a compiler such that you didn't have to write multiple back-end lowerings for various target machine architectures?