I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Vancouver, BC) in Aug 2012
Interview
I had two phone interviews. First phone interview went okay. The interviewer asked me to write a code which I did correctly but I kept getting confused with complexity a tiny bit. His question was to merge two sorted arrays in another sorted list. I didn't sound very confident in the first interview but overall experience was ok. I was then called for second phone interview and it went extremely well. I answered all the questions correctly. The coding question was very nice but I came up with a very good solution. The interviewer was complimenting me a lot. However, I got a rejection email after two days. Hence I don't know went wrong :(
I don't know how these companies hire. I would have understood if they rejected me the first time but why after second interview especially when it went so well.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There weren't any unexpected or difficult questions. I think I did okay.
Great interview process with three rounds, including a technical assessment and a technical interview. The interviewers were professional and supportive throughout the process. The questions mainly focused on DSA, problem-solving, and core technical concepts. The discussions were engaging and provided a good opportunity to demonstrate technical skills. Overall, the process was well-structured, smooth, transparent, and a very positive experience.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Sydney)
Interview
I can't comment much. I submitted an application for the software engineer position, and not even a minute later, I received an auto rejection email from Amazon (never received an online assessment).
2 behavioral 2 coding not very difficult. Behavioral is tell me about a time you took responsibility beyond your role and biggest accomplishment. The process is exactly the guideline they posted for interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
tell me about a time you took responsibility beyond your role