I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Cape Town) in Jan 2011
Interview
Two phone screens of +- 1 hour each followed by an onsite interview consisting of 3-5 sessions of 45 minutes each. The questions in the onsite range from the simple (reverse a linked list) to less simple (e.g. implement C++'s next_permutation) coding questions to design. Amazon.com tries to avoid brain teasers or questions that require an 'a ha' moment (e.g. why are manhole covers round).
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (Bengaluru) in Dec 2014
Interview
1. Design round, asked me to design content mgmt system
2. Problem Solving round - asked me to code for some questions related to linked list, array, tree etc..........
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon in Apr 2013
Interview
Coding challenge to be submitted online:
It was a 2 hour coding challenge that was to be submitted online. I was iniitally given a date that had already passed. Then I was given the correct link where i could answer . The test was quite tough for a 2 hour timed test.