Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE I) interview questions
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I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
In this order: resume submission, technical assessment and workstyles assessment, final round (behavioral questions and LiveCode). You are given a recruiter to help you through and plan your process. The technical assessment is through HackerRank and you are provided optional study sessions prior to taking it.
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Regarding an independent or coursework project, describe a time you faced a challenge? (I think)
Phone screening asking about basic experiences (both academic and personal), then online based coding interview (did not pass). Knowledge of data structures was necessary. Multiple questions asked at the video interview.
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Asked me about project and academic experience, then typical coding questions
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Amazon (Jalandhar, Punjab) in Oct 2021
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there are total 3 round.first round consists of dsa coding round. second round is one to one interview round , focuses mainly on dsa and project discusiion.third round also about of 1.5 hr and dsa questions were asked.
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describe about different sorting algorithms u know?