Amazon Software Development Engineer interview questions
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they gave me a simulated game where you are put in situations and you have to say how you would act in these situations if you were as. if in a real job
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon in Mar 2022
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First step was Online Assessment and then they moved to Telephonic Interview, followed by 4 45 min onsite rounds. All the questions reflected on and around trees, graphs and dynamic programming.
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All the questions reflected on and around trees, graphs and dynamic programming.
Consisted of questions that tested technical skills, project questions and questions about motivation to join amazon as an intern. Internship was for SDE role and no option to choose team was available