I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Gainesville, FL) in Dec 2019
Interview
The interview process was multi stage.
First was an HR call, followed by STAR Interview. This was followed by online technical assessment. After the online technical assessment was online interview, which was followed by in-person technical interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How can you improve reliability and scalability of a service?
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