Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE) interview questions
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I felt the interview was average to difficult. You need to start by giving a brute force algo then work upto an optimal solution. Ask questions about the gaps in the question as they help you to understand better
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OA:
determine minimum no of trips required to deliver a package. Rules: choose 2 packages of same weight or choose 3 packages of same weight
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Amazon (Neu-Delhi)
Interview
Firstly they took an OA which had 3 parts.
First part had 2 questions which were relatively easy.
Second part was SDE Work Simulation which was quite intuitive. The only prerequisite for this round was to go through the Amazon Leadership Principles.
Third round was Work Style Assessment round which could be easily done with leadership principles in mind.
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The questions were simple and could be easily done with basic DSA knowledge.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon in Aug 2022
Interview
It went well. At first the interviewer introduced her self and I did too. Then she described a problem and asked me to come up with a solution. Finally, was a system design question. Every thing was good.
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Problem solving questions such as graph and array and linked lists