Amazon Software Development Engineer SDE interview questions
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Software Development Engineer SDE 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 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer SDE roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 27 days.
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asked two questions medium level on array
binary search for first & last occurrences on repeating number from a given array,
second question was based on recursion need to find all possible combination on given string
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binary search for first & last occurrences on repeating number from a given array,
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
First was an online assessment that involved 2 coding questions, explanations for your solutions, and workstyle MCQs.
After, there was a phone interview with a senior engineer from Amazon that involved a coding question and behavioral questions related to Amazons LPs.
The final round was a virtual onsite with multiple members of the team, which also involved behavioral questions from Amazons 14 LPs and coding questions.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Amazon in Apr 2022
Interview
Online Assessment of two leet code medium level coding problem. Tests your knowledge in Algorithms and data structures. This is followed by behavioral questions (agree, strongly agree type of questions). The time limit is close to 2 hours
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Question 1
Array related problem. easily found in previous question papers.