Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE I) interview questions
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The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Sep 2024
Interview
First round was an online assessment after which a recruiter reached out for a 3 round loop. The first round consisted of 1 coding question and 2 Lp’s. Second round was fully based on LP and lasts round had 2 coding questions
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Neu-Delhi) in Jul 2023
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It was really hard and i gave my best , answered every question and solved around 100 leetcode questions. So experience was nice , but overall i was not able to qualify.
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Los Angeles, CA) in Feb 2025
Interview
Here’s a quick breakdown of my interview process:
🔹 Round 1 - Online Assessment (OA):
This consisted of coding problems, debugging exercises, and a work simulation designed to assess problem-solving skills and alignment with Amazon’s Leadership Principles.
🔹 Round 2 - Final Interviews (3 rounds, 1 hour each):
Interview 1: Focused on Leadership Principles (LP) – I was asked three LP questions with deep follow-ups.
Interview 2: A mix of two LP questions and one Leetcode Medium-level coding problem.
30-minute break
Interview 3: One LP question followed by a Leetcode Hard-level coding problem.
Both coding problems were from Amazon-tagged Leetcode questions from the last 30 days, and I successfully solved them along with all LP questions.