I applied to Amazon in June 2022. The process took 7 weeks and consisted of 3 rounds:

First Round - Recruiter: I applied to a couple of Front-End Engineer positions at Amazon and also received referrals for several others. The recruiter reached out to discuss my role preferences. My application was shared internally with different teams, not limited to the ones I had applied to. Finally, one team was interested in my profile and decided to move forward.

Round 2 - Phone Screen: I was able to schedule the Phone Screen about 3 weeks after the initial call with the recruiter. The interview started with a self-introduction, followed by some Amazon Leadership questions. It concluded with a 30-minute Front-End coding challenge. You had to write code in a notepad-like editor. The interviewer was very kind and friendly.

Round 3 - Final Round/Virtual Onsite: I received the results of the Phone Screen after 2 days and was contacted to schedule the Final Round. The recruiter reached out for a prep call. This was a long round, consisting of 4 one-on-one interviews on the same day, each lasting 1 hour. The first interview was algorithm-based coding questions, the next 2 interviews were Front-End coding challenges, and the last one focused on Amazon Leadership Principles questions. The algorithm questions were LeetCode Medium, and the Front-End challenges asked you to create a user interface with your preferred framework (React, Angular, plain JS). In the Leadership interview, the interviewer asked deeply about your experiences and drilled you down to every single detail. Make sure to prepare at least 2-3 examples for each Leadership Principle that you can discuss in great detail, and have sufficient quantifiable data to support your answers.

The Offer: The recruiter told me to expect the results within one week. However, I had to follow up with them and finally got the interview feedback after 9 days. I performed well in the interviews, but the team I was interviewing for had already filled the position. However, the Hiring Manager of another team was interested in my results, so they decided to give me an offer. They maxed out the number for the level I was in (L4), and the offer exceeded my expectations.

Overall, it was a positive interview experience. The offer was really good and aligned with the package for SDE. I would highly recommend applying to Front-End Engineer roles with Amazon.

Lastly, never lose hope even if you failed an Amazon interview. I failed an interview in October 2021 but eventually got an offer 9 months later.

Recruiter: What are your role preferences?

Phone Screen: Leadership Questions + Front-End Coding Challenges

Final Round 1 (Technical): Leadership Questions + Algorithm Challenges

Final Round 2 and 3 (Technical): Leadership Questions + Front-End Coding Challenges

Final Round 4 (Behavioral): Leadership Questions