Amazon Software Development Engineer interview questions
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I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Amazon in Apr 2019
Interview
Every round has 10 min of behavior discussions and then coding. And then one round of bar raiser which is basically behavioral. Understand the 14 leadership principles. Some technical interviewers are very difficult
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One time you had conflict within a team and how you dealt with it (forgot the exact wording)
Applying for summer internship.
There were 3 rounds online assessment:
1. Given code find bug and fix, 7 questions (20 min)
2. 2 leetcode easy to medium questions (70 min) + "survey" of work style (20 min)
3. a simulation of a day at amazon (120 min)
After a month came the online interview. 15 min behavioural question + 30 min coding.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A modification of leetcode "find contiguous subarray with the largest sum"
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
Online coding assessment, onsite interview (4 interviewers) and offer. Interview process is smooth. I was interviewed by employees from other country than the country I was applyimg for. Algorithmic questions are super easy.