I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (San Francisco, CA) in Nov 2021
Interview
I have never had a worst experience in my life ever. So bad in fact that I had to find an excuse to stop the interview process after the first interview. First and foremost, the 12 leaderships principals are the most toxic and non sense culture I have ever heard of. Not everyone can lead at the time, and not everybody in a company has the skills for it. It fosters a toxic culture of people "wanting to be the boss". I had a 1 hour interview with a hiring manager who spent an hour bragging about himself, explaining how fantastic as an engineer/inventor/researcher/manager he is. I can't even when we talked about me. (I thought I was the one interviewing ...). On a note, I did not apply for the position I was contacted by one of their head hunters. Do yourself a favor ;) Stay away.
Initial screening call with recruiter followed by a 1 hr hacker rank question on DSA. The final round was a panel consisting of 4 interviews ranging from technical design, more DSA and behaviour questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when you disagreed with your team and how you resolved it
Online Application & Assessment: Candidates apply via amazon.jobs and may be asked to complete online assessments (work simulations or technical tests).
Recruiter Phone Screen: A 30-60 minute interview to discuss your background, interest in the role, and initial behavioral questions.
Technical Phone Screen (For Tech Roles): A 60-minute interview focused on data structures, algorithms, and coding in a shared editor.
Interview Loop (Virtual/Onsite): The final stage, usually 3-5, 45-60 minute interviews held on the same day or over a few days.
Behavioral Questions: These focus on past behavior (STAR method: Situation, Task, Action, Result) mapped to Leadership Principles.
Technical/Functional Questions: Problem-solving, system design, or domain-specific questions.
Bar Raiser Interview: One interviewer is a "Bar Raiser," a neutral employee from another team tasked with ensuring hiring standards remain high.
Hiring Committee/Debrief: Interviewers meet to discuss candidate feedback and make a hiring decision.
Recruiter screen. Then 2 coding interviews then onsite rounds (another coding question, then a system design question, then HM behavioral interview). System design was simpler than other companies. Coding was leetcode ish
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