I applied through other source. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon in Aug 2011
Interview
Phone interview lasted about an hour. Interviewer was prepared. He was polite.
We talked about some of my previous projects and used that to discuss issues/solutions
to capacity/scaling and reduncancy. Seemed like more of a 'chat' than specific questions
and answers.
There were some questions about arrays and linked lists. One that I remember was how
to handle a sparse array if memory was limited. Interviewer asked questions to make sure
I knew what I was talking about, but he was certainly not trying to trick me.
He left some time for me to ask questions. I wanted to know about day-to-day life. They
are focused on results and let you manage your time - very flexible on work from home.
They provide a platform of your choice (Windows, Mac, Linux).
Overall, the interviewer was someone I would like to have a beer with, and the company
is a place I would like to work (hope they are reading this :-)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you implement a sparse array (key could be any integer,
but only a few would be used) with limited memory.
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
It was a 2-3 round process, depending on how your interview went, with increasingly hard DSA questions followed by some HR and behavioural questions. First round was mostly easy and medium leetcode, followed by medium and hard questions in the second round and above on more complex topics.
