I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Amazon (Boston, MA) in Jan 2020
Interview
Was very clear with recruiter about areas of expertise and the interviewer decided to ask 95% questions not in my area of expertise. Interviewer was also chuckling when I said I didn’t have experience or didn’t know the answer. Unnecessarily condescending. Not a culture I want to be part of.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asymmetric vs symmetric encryption
How would you troubleshoot database connection error
What are the tools used to monitor performance of an application
What are the levels of RAID
CDN
Tell me about a time that somebody did not agree with you
Few rounds of interview, mixed with behavioral and technical questions to showcase you knowledge of building system on aws. They also asked gen ai questions on how you would create these systems
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Apr 2026
Interview
You do 4 back to back interview in 1 day. It was exhausting. Besides that really appreciated the recruiter giving out interview prep before it takes place. The good thing is there is no coding round.
The interview process was very challenging and thorough. The questions required deep technical knowledge and problem-solving under pressure. While tough, it was fair and tested real-world skills, communication, and adaptability.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you walk us through a time you solved a complex problem under tight deadlines, and how you balanced technical accuracy with speed?