Amazon Software Development Engineer interview questions
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Feb 2012
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When the recruiter approached me, I have asked for intermediate position, instead of telling me I may not be qualified, they sign me up for SDE I anyway. I did not understand their corporate structure so I had no idea. I should have suspected it when I find the interview questions so easy I can answer them in my sleep. In retrospect, my job is so operational in nature, they shouldn't have asked me computer science questions. Just test me on my ability to follow a huge amount of trivial instruction, I would have rightly failed. They didn't tell me that I would have to pay back my relocation expense in the contract, except that I have to... Now I am trapped in a job I suck at
Two to three rounds of telephone interviews, followed by full day in-person interview in the Dublin office. Technically very tough questions in all areas, designed to see how well-rounded the candidate is and which areas he/she is strong in. Very mentally tiring after several rounds of these!
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Tricky algorithm problems and puzzles that you must solve on the spot, in front of the whiteboard and explain the solution.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon
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I got a phone interview from amazon. The interviewer is very nice. I was asked to introduce my background includin some projects I participated in and he asked some questions for those projects. I was asked a coding question, 2-sum, given an int array and a target number find a pair of numbers, the sum of which is equal to the target number.