Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE) interview questions

In February, I had two rounds of interviews where I got to solve challenging problems and engage in technical discussions: 🔹 Round 1 – Data Structures & Algorithms: Min-Heap, Generate All Valid Parentheses, followed by a Leadership Principle (LP) discussion. 🔹 Round 2 – A mix of Operating Systems, Networking, and DSA, including Spiral Matrix traversal and Implementing Queue using Stacks. Despite giving my best, I received a rejection email on March 10th. While the outcome was not what I had hoped for, I see this experience as a huge learning opportunity. The process pushed me to improve my problem-solving skills, dive deeper into core CS concepts, and gain firsthand experience of Amazon’s interview structure.

Standard 3 hour loop interview. Faced technical difficulties with chime and hence couldn’t finish one low level design problem. Behavioral was tough-ish. Was asked a total of 6 questions with overlapping leadership principles