Amazon Software Development Engineer I (SDE I) interview questions
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I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Amazon in Jul 2022
Interview
there was a coding test with 2 coding questions which were mostly on graphs and binary trees and there was an technical interview which was based on data structures and algorithm. he asked me about linked list and zig zag traversal
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Reverse a linked list
print all subsequences of array
zig zag traversal of array
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Apr 2022
Interview
- OA -> 2 questions on HackerRank
- Interview (3 x 45)
-- A Leetcode medium type question in each round
-- Behavioral questions based on Amazon's Leadership principles
Got rejected after the interview rounds were done. The second round was the most difficult round for me where mostly LP based questions were asked by an experienced SDE
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Did you ever go against your immediate supervisor and how did it fare out?
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Kolkata) in Sep 2022
Interview
1)Online Assessment consisted if 2 coding questions and behavioral round.
2)80 students were shortlisted for interviews
3)Interview consisted of two leetcode hard questions
4)Asked a little about my projects
5)No core subject questions were asked
6)Total 3 rounds, all technical
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Question 1
1)Binary tree camera
2)An easier variation of 8 puzzle problem