I was contacted by an Amazon recruiter after putting my resume up on Dice.com. Within a week a phone interview was scheduled. The phone interview took 45-50 minutes focusing entirely on technical questions. Within a day of the interview I was contacted to arrange a second phone interview. I received the following instructions when I first set up the interview: This phone interview will be technical in nature and you should be prepared to answer questions related to the following: Data Structures Algorithms Object Oriented Programming and Design (at Amazon we primarily use C++, Java, Perl, Ruby) Problem Solving

Surprisingly easy — I expected tougher questions, but the coding round felt more like a warm-up. The main challenge was a DSA problem about counting islands in a 2D grid, which led to a discussion on DFS versus BFS and handling large grids. Funny enough, I had revisited that exact type of question while prepping on PracHub, which made me feel more confident. The interview wrapped up with a behavioral round, and I accepted an offer, but ultimately decided to decline it for another opportunity. Overall, it was a smooth experience.