Amazon Software Development Engineer II interview questions
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Feb 2014
Interview
First round was a technical phone interview, interviewer was very late so we went straight to the point. Asked to solve some algorithmic problems using linked list (e.g. reverse a linked-list) and hash table and code them. Problems were relatively easy.
Second round was an full day on-site, with 7 rounds of 45min each, plus 15 minutes of discussions with the possibility to ask questions about the team, work and the company. Each round would consist of 1-2 coding problems as well as some design problem and behavioral questions. All the interviewer and the recruiter were enthusiastic and friendly, making the process very smooth.
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Problems solving with coding on a whiteboard, including algorithms (binary search, DFS) and data structure (hash table, binary search tree, graph). Design problems (restaurant reservation system) and distributed system (map-reduce and distributed has table). Some behavioral questions.
I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Nov 2012
Interview
The process was pretty much easy. Recruiters are like hunters and once they grab you, they won't leave you until you say repeatedly say no. After I was picked up, the process was nothing great and was as usual - one telephonic and 5 onsite
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There was nothing difficult question. However, there was an unusual question when a senior engineer asked me to generate a mathematical formula. I didn't expect this in interview for a company like Amazon.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Feb 2014
Interview
I was called by Amazon's recruiting coordinators for some interesting positions.
They sent me emails via LinkedIn since I updated my profile there.
The first interview comes from HR, where I was asked some common questions about mainly related to my resume.
After that, a technique phone was followed.
The interviewer is pretty nice and the questions are pretty related to what they are doing.
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I think the most difficult thing is not the questions from interviewers; it is myself.
Basically, if you have used the common data structures and algorithms, you can handle those questions without nervous.