Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE) interview questions
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Software Development Engineer (SDE) applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Software Development Engineer (SDE) according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
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First-round is the coding round in which coding problems are required to be solved. Next is a DSA based interview round in which one has to solve questions in front of the panel.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amazon in Nov 2021
Interview
It was a 3 Step process:
1. OA - Hackerrank
2. OA - Behavioral
3. Onsite - Final Round
I applied on 09/21/2021, took OA on 11/22/2021, and received final round invitation on 01/06/22. I didn't go thru with final round since I already accepted another offer.
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Question 1
For Hackerrank OA, standard LC medium. Behavioral OA questions where scenario based. Make sure to refer to Leadership Principles for all questions.
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Vancouver, BC) in Jan 2022
Interview
The interviewer is chill, questions are not difficult, just stay calm and let the interviewer know what you know. It is a virtual on-site interview so you don't have to worry about other things except Leetcode questions.