Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE I) interview questions
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I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (New York, NY) in Oct 2024
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Prepare 12-30 stories in total, focusing on quality over quantity. Aim for 8-10 strong stories if limited and include examples of both successes and failures or challenges you overcame.
Many stories can demonstrate multiple leadership principles, so having a versatile pool of examples is useful.
The most commonly addressed principles include Customer Obsession, Ownership, Deliver Results, Bias for Action, and Dive Deep—these are easier to demonstrate and likely to come up multiple times.
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Tell me about a time when you had to make a quick decision that directly impacted the customer.
Describe a situation where you went above and beyond for a customer.
Give me an example of how you solved a complex customer issue.
Tell me about a time when you had to balance the needs of a customer with the interests of the business.
How have you used customer feedback to drive improvement in your product or service?
Fisrtly, I had two automated code tests. Then I had a short screener interview. Then I had a full interview with 4 team members individually and each interview takes about an hour.
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What would you do if your manager ask you to do a work that you're not responsible for
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Amazon (Gurgaon, Haryana) in Jul 2025
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It was 2 rounds interviews after an Online assesement and was a heavily focused on DSA questions. It was then followed by an HR round. Overall interview was good but I fumbled in second round.
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They asked me about the LEET Code Hard and medium level question in round 2 while round 1 was pretty basic with graph questions.