I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
First, there was an online coding question, which was not easy.
Then there was an onsite interview. Generally simple questions over 4 technical rounds.
Questions:
1 Print all the elements in an array that have occurred an odd number of times
2 Design a Chess game
3 Design a Parking Lot
4 Given an array of stock prices, where the increasing indexes of the array signify the increase in time. Return a good time to buy and sell such that profit is maximized.
5. Given a Linked List, split this linked list into 2 lists such that one list contains only odd numbers and the other one contains only even numbers
6. Find the square root of a number. Optimize.
It started with an OA, and then after a few weeks, I got invited to four rounds of interviews: technical and behavioral at 3 of the 4, and behavioral only at one.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Calgary, AB) in Jun 2026
Interview
Online Assessment is the first step in the process. I didn’t have an HR phone screening and went straight to the OA after applying. It was sent to me about a week after I submitted my application.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The first question is LeetCode style algorithms question, and the second question gives a full stack repo (choice of Java, NodeJS, or Django) and asks to solve a backend issue which is causing a bug in the frontend. Unit tests must pass to pass the second question. You can run both backend/frontend indivdually or together