Amazon Software Development Engineer SDE interview questions
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I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Apr 2025
Interview
I had 3 loop rounds . Behavioral Did well. Coding first round solved all. Second behavioral answer med all recruiter was impressed.Last round was half behavioral and half coding was able to navigate an LLD question partially. Did not get offer . Got Rejected.
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Behavioral questions and leetcode low level design
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Bānkura) in Jun 2023
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Format: 30–60 minutes; phone or video call.
Conducted by: A hiring manager or Amazon employee.
What they assess:
Technical skills (coding, architecture for tech roles).
Behavioral questions based on Leadership Principles.
Tools: Online coding platform like Amazon Chime, CoderPad, or shared docs.
Tip: Practice STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) for behavioral answers.
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Question 1
Interviewers: Mix of team members, hiring manager, and a Bar Raiser.
Focus areas:
Behavioral: Deep dive into Amazon’s 16 Leadership Principles.
Technical: System design, data structures, algorithms (SDE roles).
Role-specific: Product strategy (PM), project execution (TPM), analytics (BA), etc.
Bar Raiser: A specially trained Amazonian who ensures hiring quality and cultural fit.
3 rounds of interviews, each of them had an initial question was behavioral for ~10 mins, afterwards was technical for the remainder of the hour. Leetcode medium to hard level questions