Amazon L5 | Bengaluru | Retail Team
Summary
I completed Amazon's L5 interview process for the Retail Team in Bengaluru, including an Online Assessment and four onsite rounds, and received an offer.
Full Experience
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
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DSA Questions:
- Maximum sum path in a matrix (move only right or down) — DP
- One additional DSA question
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LP Question:
- Conflict with a manager and how it was handled
Round 2: Low-Level Design (LLD) + LP
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Design Problem: Amazon Locker System
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Covered components, scalability, and design decisions
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LP Question:
- Missed a project deadline and its impact on the product
Round 3: Bar Raiser
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DSA Questions:
- Separate Squares I
- Follow-up: Separate Squares II
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LP Question:
- Something you did outside your core responsibilities
Round 4: System Design + LP
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Design Problem: Chat System
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Focus areas:
- Message security
- Reliability (0 message loss)
- Scalability
- Delivery guarantees
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LP Focus: Frugality
Offer Details
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Fixed Compensation: ₹45 LPA
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Joining Bonus:
- ₹15 Lakh (1st year)
- ₹12 Lakh (2nd year)
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Stocks: 188 units
- Vesting: 5%, 15%, 40%, 40%
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Benefits: Standard Amazon benefits
Result
🎉 Received Offer
Any idea about retail team ? About work, culture, learnings , long term plan
THanks in advace
Interview Questions (4)
Task Scheduling with Deadlines to Maximize Profit
Given a list of tasks, each with a deadline and profit, schedule the tasks such that the total profit is maximized while ensuring each task is completed before its deadline.
Maximum Sum Path in a Matrix (DP)
Find the maximum sum achievable by moving from the top‑left corner to the bottom‑right corner of a matrix, moving only right or down at each step.
Amazon Locker System Design
Design a system for Amazon Locker, a self‑service package pickup solution, covering components, scalability, and key design decisions.
Chat System Design
Design a chat system focusing on message security, reliability (zero message loss), scalability, and delivery guarantees.