I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Dublin, Dublin) in Nov 2018
Interview
Long Process, straight forward. Different sets of interviews performed face to face. Th interview over the phone is usually between 45 min to 1 hour, technical questions and some about background experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
DNS Process
Most well known protocol
TCP RDP differences
OS question
I applied through university. I interviewed at Amazon (Cape Town) in Oct 2019
Interview
The first one was a telephonic interview. It was one of the best I have had. I felt comfortable and at ease. I could not answer some questions but gave it a try. There is one person. Node code questions in the technical interview
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon (Cape Town) in May 2019
Interview
Interview process:
Assessment (Phase1) > Phone Screen Interview (Phase2) > On-site interview (Phase3)
Required to be successfully in each phase to move to the next.
I was given option to choose OS that I prefer for the interview.
Received offer after on-site
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
OS Windows/Linux basics
Networking
Leadership principles questions
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Dublin, Dublin) in Apr 2019
Interview
Before the onsight interview, I had a phone call interview which comprised of an insight into the role itself and a mix of behavioural and technical questions. I received an email for an onsight interview which lasts approx. four hours. During this onsight interview, I was interviewed by four sections with each lasting for around 45 mins with 15mins break in between. This was divided into Troubleshooting, Networking fundamentals, Amazon leadership principles and Behavourial.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you increase the storage memory of a machine?