Amazon Software Development Engineer interview questions
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How I Applied: I applied via a referral. I received a phone call from the recruiter who asks me about my current location and interests. Hiring Process : Online Assessment Round Technical Interview Round 1 Technical Interview Round 2 Hiring Manager Interview
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Nueva Delhi) in Sep 2022
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it was good, basically the interviewer was friendly . He made sure I was comfortable and also offered me water , when he saw I was getting nervous. Interviewer will help you to reach the solution and to optimize it.
I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Newark, NJ) in Dec 2021
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Initially recruiter called to talk about the interview process, followed by Technical interview on DSA concepts using whiteboard coding. Behavioural questions were asked.Recruiter was very supportive and interview result was very quickly communicated.
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Tell me a time when you had to convince others that your plan would work