Amazon Software Development Engineer I (SDE I) interview questions
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Software Development Engineer I (SDE I) applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Dallas, TX) in Jan 2021
Interview
4 rounds - Debugging, two coding questions, Work Style Behavioral round about company scenarios, emails and difficulties and how we can tackle it. and final video interview where they ask to explain OA2 .
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OA2 - Maximizing units in a truck and Highest profit questions
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amazon
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Was contacted by a HR rep through an internal referral. Was given the link for an online assessment, followed by several interviews with other engineers (all remote). The HR employee was very nice, and timelines were always respected.
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Leetcode style medium difficulty questions and amazon principles.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon (Luxembourg) in Feb 2021
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Recruiter will reach you through linkdin or any other medium and send you a coding assessment link. The link is valid for 1 week. It is followed by interview for successful submission of assessment.
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Question 1
Coding assessment - they check your knowledge on algos and data structure. Time and space complexities.
You will receive 4 questions. First coding question is medium level difficulty. Second question, you have to describe the approach you followed to solve the problem in question 1.
Third question is difficult level. fourth is the explanation for question three.