Amazon Software Development Engineer interview questions
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Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 42 days.
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA)
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Applied through referral for the SDE role. Got an OA invite within a week, and then upon completing those OAs, I got an invite for two 30-minute interviews. The interviewers were very friendly and helpful throughout the interview.
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Normal Amazon-esque behavior questions, one medium array, and one hard graph leetcode problem with a twist.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Redmond, WA) in Aug 2023
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The process consisted of an assessment followed by four virtual interviews. The assessment was fairly standard, just two LeetCode questions. The first interview was run-of-the-mill. The second and third interviews were by far the best - the interviewers were great and gave very helpful feedback. The last interview was a nightmare. It was clear from the beginning that the interviewer was not prepared for the interview and didn't care to be giving one. His coding question was not prepared ahead of time, his expectations were unclear, and he was very rude and impatient when asked clarifying questions. I ended the interview 15 minutes early rather than endure his abuse. I hope nobody else has the misfortune of interviewing with him. Overall, it was an alright experience. I just wasn't prepared enough for it
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LeetCode easy and hard for assessment All of the virtual interviews consisted of behavioral questions related to Amazon leadership principles followed by a standard coding or system design question
I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Amazon (Tel Aviv) in Aug 2022
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The Online Assessment is divided into two parts. Part 1 of the Online Assessment includes a Coding Assessment. The Coding Assessment asks you to solving two coding problems. The Coding Assessment takes approximately 70 minutes to complete. Part 2 of the Online Assessment includes SDE Work Simulation and Workstyles Assessment. The SDE Work Simulation is an interactive simulation designed to give you a window into a typical day in the life of an SDE at Amazon.
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During part 1 I was asked to solve two coding problems from LeetCode and during part 2 I was asked to go over emails and prioritize tasks