Amazon Software Development Engineer interview questions
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3.5 - 4 hours for an online assessment is absurd. I thought a 2 hour coding assessment was too long. So many hoops to jump through just for a ghost job.
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Online Coding Assessment [can not disclose questions]
Good process but slow questions were decent. Leetcode heavy questions
Wlb good money good benefits good work ok location good. Study leetcode tagged questions. Premium is worth! Behavioral problems on resume and experience
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Amazon in Sep 2022
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1 Online Coding challenge
1 Psychometric test
1 Phone interview
4 one to one interviews online loop (1 hour each, 30 mins coding and 30 mins subjective questions)
Were very accommodating to me as I had surgery half way through the process and was unable to use one arm for the onsite