I applied through college or university. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Amazon (Chennai) in Nov 2024
Interview
The SDE Intern had an online coding test with two DSA questions and 40 mins of scenario-based behavioral questions (choose best which is you). The technical interview (45–60 mins) included two coding problems where interviewer emphasized optimal solutions (e.g., binary search over hashmaps) and clear explanations of approach, complexity, and edge cases. Each round was eliminatory.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Directly Coding Optimal approaches without even Self-intro, The two were, first character of repetitive letters in a word and something similar to count occurrences in a sorted array
Had one virtual interview with an engineer. Prior to that, there was a online assessment with a leadership assessment (behavioral). Process was smooth. Heard back within reasonable time (1-2 weeks).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
valid brackets on leetcode and we dove a bit deeper
First there was an online assesment and two rounds of tech interview where each round had 2 dsa problems which were lc medium and some behavioral questions and project related question.
The interview process was straightforward and friendly. It started with a recruiter screening, followed by a technical interview. The interviewer asked basic coding questions, object-oriented programming concepts, and a few behavioral questions based on Amazon Leadership Principles. The coding problems were not very difficult, and the interviewer was willing to provide hints when needed. Overall, the experience was positive and well organized.