I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (Bengaluru) in Jul 2014
Interview
Fist Round(Online):
20 MCQ questions and 2 Coding Questions .
Coding Questions :
1. Merge overlapping intervals(Very well known repeating problem).
2. Given a singly linked list you have to subtract the value of first node from the last node and so on until you reach the middle node.
Eg: Input: 5 -> 4 -> 3 -> 2 -> 1
Output: 4 -> 2 -> 3 -> 2 -> 1
F2F-1:
1) Given a sorted circular link list and a pointer to random node, now insert a new node. I did it , but i used if and else for some special cases in my code so he asked me to do it without if else for special cases (generic & simple code ).
2) Given a pointer to node in tree and a root pointer. Print all the nodes which are at a distance k from the given node.
F2F-2:
1) He gave me task scheduling problem:
Given a set of modules, some modules depend on previous modules and can only be executed, if the requirements of that module is complete.
2) Given a string of letters from alphabet. Remove all pairs(2 consecutive same character) of characters which occur consecutively.And do it recursively on remaining string.
3) Given a binary tree set the sibling pointers . I told him that i already know the question so he said code it .
4) He asked me about hashing .
4.1 He asked me about complexity . I told him about O(logn) and O(1) .
4.2 Then he asked me about how do you get O(1). I told him my approach . He said how will you rehash it when required . I told him that i will use extra memory and copy the hash map . Then i Optimized and did it in-place using a Boolean field.
4.3 Then he took this question to OS and asked me to do it using threads .
4.4 Asked me what all problems you will need to take care about this problem while using threads and give solution to it.
5) Discussion on my projects
F2F-3:
He gave me 3 coding questions :
1) Given a number n find the number of valid permutations of a string formed using characters ‘(‘ and ‘)’ . A string is valid if it has matching opening and closing parenthesis .
2) Given a singly link list reverse every 3 nodes and if nodes are less than 3 then reverse them also.
3) Given a string of letters from alphabet insert frequency of each character in the string.
Time Complexity Required O(n) Space Complexity Required O(1)
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
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Santa Clara, CA) in Jun 2026
Interview
Recruiter reached out and set up an onsite loop after the initial steps. Four back to back rounds in one day. Two coding heavy rounds run by senior engineers, one round with the hiring manager, and one behavioral round with a bar raiser. Mix of leadership principles and data structures throughout. Heard back within a week.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Standard BFS grid problem. Given a grid, find the time for all cells to reach a target state where the spread happens one layer at a time.
How did you answer: Clarified the constraints, walked through the approach, then coded a clean BFS from all starting points at once. Tracked the number of layers until everything was covered.