Amazon Software Development Engineer interview questions
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Sep 2022
Interview
Initially the recruiter contacted me for more background and recommended me for the technical phone interview round. The phone interview started with a behavioral question based on my resume and have one coding question to discuss over / plan the data structure and code.
I applied through college or university. The process took 6 days. I interviewed at Amazon (New Delhi) in Aug 2022
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Very easy they just ask you questions related to DSA
just be yourself in the interview. Ask them any question you have on your mind. Just speak for yourself. There was just one round for me no HR and stuff.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Londen, Engeland) in Aug 2022
Interview
1. Online assessment.
2. Technical screening with an SDE II over Amazon Chime.
The technical screening was much more difficult than the average, though I managed to explain the solution and the data structure to be used and was still rejected. I asked whether implementation was expected and was told no, though I provided the minimum for explanation purposes.
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Technical screening was on the harder side of LeetCode mediums: auto-complete recommendation search.