I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Oct 2024
Interview
OA->VO 4 rounds in one day(3 coding rounds , 1 system design). 2LC questions 1 ood. Every round LP will be asked for half an hour. Get outcome in one week.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Jun 2022
Interview
4 rounds, 2 DSA (Leetcode Medium/Easy Problems) 1 system design(Generally part of an exiting arch based questions, more focussed on scaling), 1 Bar Raiser ( Long system design problem or hard Leetcode problem, generally solvable but takes time, interview can span more than 1.5 hrs) be prepared for bar raiser well in advance, it has veto rights
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tree based DSA problems, News feed component system design, graph and dp based Leetcode problem in bar raiser
Typical FAANG style interview rounds. The questions were very generic, and they did not revolve around the day-to-day responsiblity that I would take on in the role that I've interviewed for. Was not aware of the fact that the role was going to be fully on-site until a sudden announcement.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Generic design questions regarding high concurrency, availability (CAP), and message persistence