Amazon Software Development Engineer interview questions
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Coding assessment wasn't too hard. Recruiter helped me along the way. Skipped straight to final interview. Intense 4 hour interview. Interviewers were compassionate but it was challenging. They deeply look to see if you have the leadership principles so it can be a bit intimidating but it helps to be confident and be yourself.
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Describe a time you took a calculated risk and how did it turn out.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Sunnyvale, CA) in Jul 2022
Interview
OA1 came 1 month after I applied...
(1) OA1 -- LC Easy (on the harder side for easies), LC Medium (on the easier side for mediums)
(2) OA2 -- Workplace Simulation
2 business days then they requested final interview
(3) 30 min just to go over answers to OA1 to make sure I didn't cheat
2 business days then offer
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Data Structures and Algorithms, Workplace Simulation
Two separate online assessments followed by an online interview of 30 minutes. One online assessment was technical, the other was behavioral. The interview was mostly behavioral/fit, but there was some review of your technical interview as well.
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If you're running behind a deadline for a project, how would you proceed?