Amazon Software Development Engineer interview questions
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Haiderabad) in May 2023
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It was a decent interview. The interviewer was nice and asked DSA questions. Also behavioral questions were asked. I gave 2 rounds before getting rejected. Also they were 1 hour each.
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Data structures and Algorithms. Behavioral Questions.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Amazon (Tokio) in Apr 2022
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There was a phone interview first. There were three coding questions and a behavioral interview using an app called Amazon Chime. I got rejected at that stage, so I don't know what happens after that.
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Please tell me about an experience where you faced a setback or failure.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Phoenix, AZ) in Feb 2022
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There were 4 hour long interviews in a single day. 3 of them were technical interviews while one of them was a discussion about my experience/situations in the workplace. The last one was a Bar Raiser interview, which is a very difficult interview; I didn't solve the problem they gave me but I still got the job.
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Tell me about a time you disagreed with a coworker, and how did you handle it?