J'ai postulé via un recruteur. Le processus a pris 2 jours. J'ai passé un entretien chez Amazon en mai 2011
Entretien
Hiring process consisted of a phone screen and a series of in-person interviews in New York, New York. The phone screen took place with a Human Resources representative that examined my overall background for fit with the position available, Software Development Engineer with the Global Optimization Engine Team. I was then invited to New York, New York where I met where I had four one-on-one interviews (1 in the morning, 3 in the afternoon). The interviews were a mix of skills assessments (background in object oriented programming, data structures, algorithms) as well as personality assessments for fit within the team. Overall, the interviews were challenging (borderline difficult), but maintaining one's composure proves helpful in my opinion...after all, your response to stress is being evaluated as well.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
Develop a general algorithm to enumerate all postal codes, for package routing, when passed of country of interest (note: postal codes do not necessarily follow a consistent pattern or perhaps exist on the international stage).
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.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
Number of Islands — given a 2D grid of '1's (land) and '0's (water), count the number of connected islands. Walk through DFS vs BFS, and discuss how to avoid revisiting cells (in-place mutation vs visited set) and what changes if the grid is huge and must stream from disk.
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.
J'ai postulé en ligne. J'ai passé un entretien chez Amazon (Calgary, AB) en juin 2026
Entretien
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.
Questions d'entretien [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