I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Cairo, ) in Dec 2025
Interview
Online assessment, then interview if accepted ( medium/hard leetcodes and behavioral) focusing on harder questions for basic concepts without needing for advanced topics like DP, stressing on work simulation questions and personal preferences, focus on Amazon leadership principles
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Simulation of email answering as a new backend engineer joining a team
The interview process was straightforward and friendly. It started with a recruiter screening, followed by a technical interview. The interviewer asked basic coding questions, object-oriented programming concepts, and a few behavioral questions based on Amazon Leadership Principles. The coding problems were not very difficult, and the interviewer was willing to provide hints when needed. Overall, the experience was positive and well organized.
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
