Amazon Software Development Engineer interview questions
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It was an onsite interview with back to back 1 hour interviews on various topics. Started with generic people skills then to problem solving from high level down to extremely low level algorithmic problems.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (New York, NY) in Oct 2022
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Easy online assessment (Easy leetcode level), Phone screening (recruiter asking basic questions), then 3 round interview. Including data structures and algo, object orientation questions and behavior questions (How do you handle a situation that didn't go as plan).
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Question 1
Find the missing words in string a compared to string b.
4 rounds Round 1: DSA - focused on data structures - got asked about variation of coin change Round 2: DSA - focused on algorithms- more on problem solving, had a question around leaderboard, solved using bst. Round 3: Bar raiser - past projects, merging linked list question Round 4: HM - managerial round with leadership principles