I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Amazon (Bengaluru) in Mar 2025
Interview
Technical Round
Duration: ~1 hour 10 minutes
Method: Video Interview via Amazon Chime
Focus: Problem-solving, logical reasoning, and DSA application
Key Questions:
A question that translated to detecting a loop in a linked list (approach + implementation)
A Tree + Dynamic Programming question requiring optimization under constraints
Obstacles:
The questions were not direct and needed careful interpretation from a descriptive paragraph.
Initially struggled with the first problem due to nervousness but managed to solve it after a hint in story format.
Faced difficulty in the second problem as I had not practiced much on trees and DP; required multiple hints.
Ended up with syntax errors and incomplete implementation due to time running out, but conveyed my final approach clearly.
i applied online around october, got the OA around march/april originally for summer but headcount was reached so i expressed interest in being considered for their fall internship. they reached out in late may and got my interview scheduled in june
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
LP behavioral questions, questions about gen ai and how i incorporate them. lc4 and lc130
LC top 100 tagged — would recommend doing the top 100 and it is likely you will have question from there — the first 40 mins were behavioral lp, then the technical
The Quick DSA Check: A 20-minute easy question usually means the company treats coding as a baseline filter rather than a tool to stump you. They want to see clean code, good communication, and proper edge-case handling without the stress of a complex puzzle.
The Deep Dive: Spending time on your projects and tech stack allows you to show ownership. Interviewers love to see why you chose a specific technology and how you handle technical trade-offs.
The Behavioral Weight: A full 30 minutes dedicated to behavioral questions means this team deeply cares about culture fit, communication, and how you collaborate under pressure.
