Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE) I interview questions
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Question 1
Describe your most difficult customer and how you handled it.
Tell me about a time you were 75 percent through a project and had to pivot quickly.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Mar 2022
Interview
It was pretty hectic and competitive even after completing about 2 round prior. I expected to get an offer but got rejected in the last round - which was a 30 min round.
General Interview with focus mainly on your basics, problem solving and communication. Being confident is the key here as well. Questions on Data Structures, that's all. For OS and DBMS, a fair ammount of basic knowledge is required as well