I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Nov 2020
Interview
First round was online. Where Initially, an online assessment test was conducted to shortlist candidates for the interview process.
Online test consists of four sections:
1. Debugging: This section had 7 debugging problems, which consist of code snippets that have some logical error that needs to be rectified. I solved all 7 problems. They were very easy.
2. Reasoning Ability: This section consists of some verbal reasoning questions and some aptitude questions. The question level was easy.
3. Coding: This section consists of 2 coding problems.
4. Behavior questions.
Second round was on Amazon Chime.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given an input string and a dictionary of words, find out if the input string can be segmented into a space-separated sequence of dictionary words.
i applied online around october, got the OA around march/april originally for summer but headcount was reached so i expressed interest in being considered for their fall internship. they reached out in late may and got my interview scheduled in june
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
LP behavioral questions, questions about gen ai and how i incorporate them. lc4 and lc130
LC top 100 tagged — would recommend doing the top 100 and it is likely you will have question from there — the first 40 mins were behavioral lp, then the technical
The Quick DSA Check: A 20-minute easy question usually means the company treats coding as a baseline filter rather than a tool to stump you. They want to see clean code, good communication, and proper edge-case handling without the stress of a complex puzzle.
The Deep Dive: Spending time on your projects and tech stack allows you to show ownership. Interviewers love to see why you chose a specific technology and how you handle technical trade-offs.
The Behavioral Weight: A full 30 minutes dedicated to behavioral questions means this team deeply cares about culture fit, communication, and how you collaborate under pressure.
