Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE I) interview questions
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it was a three step process that was emailed after you completed each step and passed it with a error checking test in different langs, then coding test, then company fit test.
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It was a syntax question to get the program to run.
Tedious interview. There was more focus on Leadership principles than on the technical stuff. But the interviewers were quite helpful and did try to give hints when I was stuck.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon in Jan 2021
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Received my first Online assessment in January 2021 and second online assessment the same day I submitted the first one. The link is only valid 5 days from the time I received the email
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Fill the truck - All products loaded onto the truck should be packaged in boxes of the same size. One box can hold different number of units of product for each product type. Given the number of boxes the truck can hold, write an algorithm to determine the maximum number of units of any mix of products that can be shipped.
2. Turnstile - https://leetcode.com/discuss/interview-question/699973