Amazon Software Development Engineer interview questions
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I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Mar 2021
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Initially rejected, and then 7 months later received a notice for a final interview 2 weeks later. Interviewers were unprofessional and did not give their full attention, questions were difficult.
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Round 1: Time you met a deadline, LC hard DP problem
the interview process was short as I had a phone screen and then an online algorithm screen. I did not pursue the interview any further as I got an offer for a different job at the time
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Hyderabad) in Oct 2020
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The interview was of medium level difficulty. Talked about projects and skills and later jumped directly to the coding question. The interview was on online mode. It was for an internship at Amazon.