Comments on: Technical interview at Amazon (SDE) and Microsoft (Program Manager)

By: JJ

JJ — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:20:43 +0000

I have 4 years of java exp and have an interview with amazon in 3 days. Do they ask you to write linked lists, tress, etc. problems in C or Java?? Thoughj i have exp in Java i know C pretty well and i have always seen the DS implementations in C only. Is it ok if i inplement these datastructure coding questions in only C and not C++ or Java?

By: madhuri

madhuri — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 07:57:37 +0000

hai ur blog is too good and it is informative for all the peoples who attend the interview newly..
am doing my final yr post graduation.. i have only 55% in my 12th std..
Many companies are visiting our college but they have a criteria (above 60% in all)
So i cant attend any interviews..
in all others 10th, UG,PG i have 75 and above….
can u say some companies who doesn’t set any criteria or who takes the students who have below 60%……. am a computer science student

By: srikanta

srikanta — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:46:31 +0000

Amazing to see the process followed at you place. Here its pretty easy in India. With 2-3 rounds consisting of Aptitude, Technical, Group Discussion & HR

By: iquestion

iquestion — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:29:14 +0000

Nice read. Amazon seems to ask less coding questions compared to Microsoft. But it could be dependent on the groups you are interviewing with. Anyways, Here is a list of programing questions I have been collecting to prepare for MS interview. http://www.technicalinterviewquestions.net

By: jon inders

jon inders — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:18:02 +0000

Hi guys,
Here are some very interesting microsoft and google interview questions i found..

http://www.ferozeh.com/Prep/Questions/Questions.php

By: linux joe

linux joe — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:04:35 +0000

Can’t understand that lengthy interview process at amazon, it takes weeks before they can reach a decision, by that time the really talented people have already found another job.

By: mr pullela

mr pullela — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:04:07 +0000

Is Redfin still hiring? I’m interested. I have an interview with Amazon also. Could you email me? Thanks.

By: dtix

dtix — Thu, 29 May 2008 00:24:15 +0000

I have an in-house interview with Murex next week. Can someone offer some advice. Thanks.

By: Tarandeep Gill

Tarandeep Gill — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:43:15 +0000

Hey,

I recently had a short interview with a recruiter from Amazon at an On-Campus Career Fair. Sadly, it ended too soon because of a goof-up (thats what I think :( )

Well, I have published the details on my blog at : http://www.tarangill.com/blog/content/view/22/1/

Regards

By: John

John — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:28:55 +0000

I’m currently searching for a java developer position and have 6 years Java work experience. Posting my resume on Hotjobs, Monster and Career Builder definitely worked. I’ve been in contact with several recruiting agencies with possible positions. I live in Seattle and got an e-mail and a phone call from Amazon.com within 2 days of posting. I passed the first phone interview and was sent an e-mail the following day to schedule a second phone interview. We will see how the second phone interview goes. Definitely….you should know your Java terms(Polymorphism, Abstract, Strict, Syncronization, References, Values, Cloning, Inheritance etc..). I reviewed the first 200 pages of Bruce Eckel’s “Thinking in Java” book(free online) before the interview. Know your definitions of the basic Java terms and take notes as you study. Make sure to keep talking during the interview and try to be personable and honest. The person interviewing me was a developer from the hiring team. A MUST…..know your linked lists and binary trees. Make sure you know all the terms…node, leaf, traversal etc Another MUST….know your Big-O analysis for searches in linked lists, trees, arrays and hashtables. They will expect you to implement a tree and a linked list to do certain tasks. They will want you to write methods and explain it over the phone. If you have problems answering a question…positively don’t give up, keep working at it. Also, they didn’t really ask me anything about my resume. Remember, in an interview if you put something on your resume it is fair game for them to ask about it. You should revisit your old code from prior projects as a refresher. Also, when you answer a question try to add some extra info that shows you have a good working knowledge of the subject. Good luck job hunting! *****Read and study,”Programming Interviews Exposed”. This will help you a great deal. It tells you people skills, like how to talk and act at an interview. It also has technical info on linked lists and trees. Even better yet it has negotiation strategies on how to get more $$$. This book is worth every penny. It is more than just about getting the job. The employer is sizing you up for how much $$$ they will offer you. If you have done well in the interview they will be willing to give you a higher salary. Also, if you want to really really really work at Amazon. Find some companies to do practice interviews with first. Apply for jobs your not so excited for and see how well you do in the phone interviews. Your interview skills will improve a great deal in those 3-4 interviews before you go into the Amazon interview.