Amazon Software Development Engineer interview questions
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I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
Online coding challenge - 2 problems in 70 minutes
Workday simulation (answer emails, ask / respond to questions from coworkers)
15 minute behavioral + 45 minute technical
Overall had a good experience. They were very quick about moving me through the process, something I very much appreciated.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Behavioral:
Why amazon?
Describe a time you went above and beyond on a project.
Describe some challenges you faced with that project.
Technical:
leetcode hard
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (New York, NY) in Aug 2019
Interview
The interview process started with an email from a recruiter who then followed up by sending a technical assessment. This was followed up by a technical interview on a live call. The final interview session was on-site and involved 4 interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
longest increasing subsequence, water fill question
very good
interviwer was very nice to me he acknowledged and mould me what he wants me for the companty and the ansers i gave were satisfacory for him.and after that hr interview started where the question were basically on y atttitude how will i pact in certain situation