Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE I) interview questions
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I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon (Bengaluru) in Jan 2024
Interview
Amazon’s SDE interview consisted of an online assessment followed by multiple technical rounds focused on data structures, algorithms, and system design. Behavioral questions based on Amazon’s Leadership Principles were heavily emphasized. Interviewers evaluated problem-solving depth, clarity of communication, and ability to handle trade-offs. The process was structured and transparent, with prompt scheduling and detailed expectations shared before each round.
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Design a scalable URL shortening service (similar to bit.ly). Discuss major components, data storage strategy, API design, and how to handle massive read/write traffic.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Washington, DC) in Jan 2025
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online assessment followed by one technical interview. The online assessment was pretty easy, two LeetCode questions i think they were easy. The interview was leet LeetCode question again, it was a medium-hard. there were a few behavorial questions too
Only Assignmnent test, pretty straighforward two lletcode stylke questions but a bit more mathematical then leetcode, Had to be good complexity. Second part was MCQ and grading email answers withing an engineering team
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Question 1
You got a price list and some moneym how many iterations until you cant spend any more money, for every n:th iteration, the prices multiplies by n