Went through a phone screen with a recruiter, then moved on to a technical phone interview. I requested ahead of time regarding what the format would be and what kind of questions I should prepare for, but I never got a response. They essentially wanted me to prepare for every possible question topic, which I think is pretty unreasonable and unfair. Topics include: Html/CSS/Javascript (without frameworks), javascript with frameworks, JavaScript data structures and algorithms, System Design, and more algorithms. They also forced me to use JavaScript in a algorithm question, which is usually done in any language you are comfortable in. I was set-up for failure, and it seems they do not care about their employees or their hiring process at all. I do appreciate them giving questions more closer to the work someone will do, but when all interviews these days are being conducted solely with algorithm questions, it is difficult to prepare such an entirely different format in conjunction with all your other interviews.

I interviewed for the Front End Engineer I role at Amazon and received an offer. The process started with an online assessment consisting of two DSA questions and one React debugging/fixing task. I was able to complete all the questions. The first interview focused on a graph-based DSA problem, follow-up questions, resume discussion, and Amazon Leadership Principles. I initially mentioned that I was not very comfortable with graph problems, but I worked through the solution by discussing my approach and recalling DFS/BFS concepts. The round went reasonably well. The second round was with a senior front-end engineer and was heavily focused on front-end development. We discussed Next.js, my previous projects, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and AI-assisted development. There was also a machine coding exercise where I built components similar to Amazon product cards. This was my strongest round. The final round was with the Hiring Manager. We briefly discussed my resume and then spent most of the interview on behavioral and Leadership Principle questions. The conversation was engaging, and I also had the opportunity to ask several questions about the team and role. Overall, the interview process was challenging but fair. My advice is to prepare DSA fundamentals, be ready to discuss every project on your resume in depth, and spend significant time preparing Leadership Principle stories.