The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon in Jun 2011
Interview
1. what’s link list, array, hashtable, the difference between each other and their search/create time complexity
2. How to implement a hashtable, what if there’s some collision in hashtable?
3. coding problem: given two strings, find the duplicated characters in these two strings
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Question 1
Should be very familiar with each data structure: link list, array, hash table. Know very detail about how they work.
OA contained 2 coding questions and then followed by a multiple choice question on behavioral where they emphasized a lot on their leadership rules which you can find on their website
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Question 1
What is customer obsession and how do you apply it
Could not use AI during the first interview. The recruiter was helpful in the screener but the coding exam was tough including the take home test. Did a few Leetcode examples but apparently that wasn't enough.
Applied online via the company careers page. Received a reply from HR within a few weeks inviting me to an initial
screening call over Teams. Process also included an online coding assessment sent as a pre-interview step.
Communication from HR was professional, prompt, and friendly throughout the scheduling stage.
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Question 1
Standard background and motivation questions — what attracted me to the company, and a walk-through of recent
