Amazon Software Development Engineer interview questions
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I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amazon
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I was referred by a friend. 2 days after sending my resume I got a phone interview, and after that I went into the final interview. The communication process is efficient and professional, and the interviewers gave a comfortable interviewing experience as well. Overall pretty good experience.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Vancouver, BC)
Interview
A online coding round with two coding questions and 1.5 hr time limit, then a phone screen and then virtual onsite with 4 45 min rounds. Three were coding and one was system design
OA1 - Debugging round - Failed one debug program
OA2 - Online Coding Assessment - Passed all test cases in both. Standard DFS and two sum problems
OA3 - Work simulation - Answered my best based on Leadership Principles
Got rejected after this. Try not to fail even a single test case.
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Question 1
1) Two Sum problem
2) Tree DFS to find average employee rating based on chain of command.