Begins with an online application and resume screening, followed by an initial recruiter phone or video call to assess background, role fit, and motivation. Successful candidates move on to one or more phone or video interviews that combine behavioral questions and role-specific technical or functional questions, all closely tied to Amazon’s Leadership Principles.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain how React’s state and props work, and to walk through how I would optimize a React component to prevent unnecessary re-renders (for example, using memoization techniques like React.memo or useCallback
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.
