Amazon Interview Experience

Online Assessment (OA)

The OA consisted of 2 questions:

• Question 1: Task Scheduling with deadlines to maximize profit
  → Solved completely with all test cases passing
• Question 2: Hard Dynamic Programming problem
  → Solved partially (passed 3 test cases)

Received a call from the recruiter after the OA.

Onsite Interview Rounds

Round 1: DSA + Leadership Principles

• DSA Questions:

  1. Maximum sum path in a matrix (move only right or down) — DP
  2. One additional DSA question

• LP Question:

  • Conflict with a manager and how it was handled

Round 2: Low-Level Design (LLD) + LP

• Design Problem: Amazon Locker System

• Covered components, scalability, and design decisions

• LP Question:

  • Missed a project deadline and its impact on the product

Round 3: Bar Raiser

• DSA Questions:

  • Separate Squares I
  • Follow-up: Separate Squares II

• LP Question:

  • Something you did outside your core responsibilities

Round 4: System Design + LP

• Design Problem: Chat System

  • Focus areas:

    • Message security
    • Reliability (0 message loss)
    • Scalability
    • Delivery guarantees

• LP Focus: Frugality

Offer Details

• Fixed Compensation: ₹45 LPA

• Joining Bonus:

  • ₹15 Lakh (1st year)
  • ₹12 Lakh (2nd year)

• Stocks: 188 units

  • Vesting: 5%, 15%, 40%, 40%

• Benefits: Standard Amazon benefits

Result

🎉 Received Offer

Any idea about retail team ?
About work, culture, learnings , long term plan

THanks in advace