Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE) interview questions
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OA followed by Onsite system design interview, two tech screens before and a behavioral after. Hiring manager conversations after they decided to go forward with my candidacy. It was quite hard to get in but I was able to manage it somehow
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Jul 2024
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The process consisted of three one on one online interviews. 50% behavioral 50% technical. Behavioral Questions revolve around Leadership principles. My technical questions were mostly focused on constructing and navigating graphs and data structures.
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Question 1
Given a 2D array, with a starting point, ending point, open coordinates and closed coordinates. determine if there is a traversable path from the start to the end.
Pretty easy, Standard leetcode questions , even the examples weren't changed, and interviewers were very supportive, they listened to your approaches well. Do ask clarifying questions well so that you dont get stuck later on.