Amazon Software Development Engineer interview questions
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One technical OA and one behavioral OA. After passing those, there are three rounds of interviews with engineers. In each one, you are asked some behavioral questions and then you must solve an algorithmic/design problem.
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Tell me about a time that you had to make an independent decision without permission from a supervisor.
Some dsa questions were asked. And also some competitive programming questions were also asked. It was really exciting. I was bit nervous. But at the end, everything went well. But the funny part is that unfortunately I didn't get an offer.
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Define the process of inserting elements in binary search tree
Online Assesement consisting of 2 or more coding algorithm questions to be completed withing 70 minutes. This process must be completed within a week of recieveing the confirmation of the assessment.
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Question of how best to sort packages on a truck depending on the route needed to optimize miles driven.