Amazon Software Development Engineer interview questions
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Londen, Engeland) in Jun 2022
Interview
First Hackerrank test, two questions one leetcode easy and another leetcode medium/hard.
If passed, 4 onsite interviews.
Each with a couple of behavioural questions, 3 had a leetcode medium and last one a system design
There was one round of Coding + Behavioral. One coding question with follow up questions, and 2 generic leadership principle questions covering Ownership and Bias for Action. Straightforward process overall.
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They asked me:
- Tell me about a time you had to make a decision through data.
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Haifa) in Feb 2025
Interview
on 18/12/2024 i applyed to that job. 19/02/2025 a had an email "We are excited to move you forward to the next step of the application process, the Online Assessment." And wow they have Online Assessment Full-Time Preparation Guide. I read throw it and completed first and second parts of online assessment. Now im waiting for the invitation to the interview. OA was hard for me cause i was working on my projects in my free time not on leetcode.
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