Online Assessment
Questions:
- Part 1: DSA questions (Medium level, exact questions not remembered).
- Part 2: System Design questions (scenario-based, MCQs, and ordering questions focused on approaches using AWS services).
- Part 3: Work Style questions.
Candidate's Approach
No approach provided.
Interviewer's Feedback
No feedback provided.
Round 1 - DSA
Questions:
- Find the longest length of contiguous elements in an array following a specified pattern. (Medium)
- Binary Tree Maximum Path Sum (Hard)
- Code is not compiled; candidates must run through the test cases manually.
- Leadership Principles based questions.
Candidate's Approach
No approach provided.
Interviewer's Feedback
No feedback provided.
Round 2 - LLD
Questions:
- Design Google Docs. Focus on class design, database design, handling conflicts, and design patterns rather than actual code.
- Leadership Principles based questions.
Candidate's Approach
No approach provided.
Interviewer's Feedback
No feedback provided.
Round 3 - HLD
Questions:
- High-Level Design for an Amazon logistics system involving users creating orders for parcel delivery through various transportation modes. Discussed functional requirements, NFRs, APIs, DB design, and estimations.
- Leadership Principles based questions.
Candidate's Approach
No approach provided.
Interviewer's Feedback
No feedback provided.
Round 4 - Bar Raiser
Questions:
- Started with a Leadership Principles question followed by follow-ups.
- Discussed work-style, code reviews, SOLID principles, and Design Patterns.
- Given a DSA question involving a 2D matrix and required using priority queues to implement the code.
Candidate's Approach
No approach provided.
Interviewer's Feedback
No feedback provided.
Leadership Principles Questions Across Rounds
- Most challenging project you worked on.
- Project where you took ownership.
- Instance when you went over and above for a client.
- Instance when you debugged a complex issue with the help of multiple metrics, data, logs, etc.
- Instance when you disagreed with a senior colleague or manager.
The overall process was smooth, though it got delayed due to the festive period and had a few reschedules. Each round emphasized Leadership Principles as much as the technical part.
Verdict: Offer