Amazon Software Development Engineer interview questions
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Amazon in Feb 2022
Interview
- First round: Automated technical assessment asking two DS&A styles questions
- Second round: Automated workplace styles assessment which is answering questions regarding communication, prioritization, common sense
- Third round: Three, 45 min interviews which ask about LP and one DS&A style question for each interview
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Question 1
Various questions connected to leadership principles and DS&A
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Los Angeles, CA) in Jul 2022
Interview
Receive an online assessment link from Amazon. The assessment has three parts including two coding problems, work simulation surveys, and work style surveys. 90 minutes was given to solve two coding problems and the other two surveys are untimed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The first coding problem is Count Family logins, which can be solved by using hashmap and the second one is Shipment Imbalances. Both problems can be found in Leetcode.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Amazon (San Francisco, CA) in May 2022
Interview
Reached out by a consulting agency
Phone interview with two behavioral and two coding questions.
Behavior questions:
1. How did you overcome something challenging at work
2. What are your proud accomplishments
Supportive interviewer that frequently provide feedback.
Overall positive experience.
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Question 1
Coding questions:
1. A hard leetcode question
2. Network/IP address validation question