Amazon Software Development Engineer interview questions
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I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
Sent my resume to the recruiter, got invited into the first round of interviews. The recruiter told me to inform her if i didn’t apply on the job portal and then she would send me a link to apply as its a mandatory step. I sent her an email saying that i did not apply then i never got a reply on that but i still went ahead and did the online assessment. A few days later the recruiter reached out saying i made it to the second interview without acknowledging my previous emails. I did the second interview a few weeks ago and still did not get any feedback on it. I decided to email the recruiter a week after i did the interview but never got a reply back. I consider this a rejection however i do not really think that not getting a reply back from the recruiter is a professional way to handle things.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
2 algorithm question (Online Assessment)
Then 30min talk and 30min algorithms questions with a software developer
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Tokio) in Sep 2020
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(1 coding/ood + 2 bq) * 3 rounds
I think coding can be improved by practicing leetcode problems. But ood problem is more important for real work...Therefore, learning basic computer science knowledge like software engineering is underrated.
3 rounds of interviews
First round is an online tech assessment.
Second round is a phone interview that goes over data structures and algorithms, a coding challenge and some behavioural questions.
Third round is 6 interviews on-site for different purposes.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a situation where you had to work with a difficult teammate