Walking into the technical round, I recognized the prompt instantly—it was the same stock price problem I had worked through on PracHub while prepping. The interviewer had me discuss both the brute force approach and the optimized single-pass solution. Before that, a recruiter screen helped clarify my fit for the role, and there was a behavioral round focused on team collaboration. Overall, I found the process straightforward, and I received an offer, but ultimately opted to decline for another opportunity.
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Question 1
Given an array of stock prices where prices[i] is the price on day i, return the maximum profit you can achieve from a single buy/sell. You must buy before you sell. Walk through brute force O(n^2), then the single-pass O(n) approach tracking min-so-far, and confirm what to return if no profitable trade exists.
Great interview process with three rounds, including a technical assessment and a technical interview. The interviewers were professional and supportive throughout the process. The questions mainly focused on DSA, problem-solving, and core technical concepts. The discussions were engaging and provided a good opportunity to demonstrate technical skills. Overall, the process was well-structured, smooth, transparent, and a very positive experience.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Sydney)
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I can't comment much. I submitted an application for the software engineer position, and not even a minute later, I received an auto rejection email from Amazon (never received an online assessment).
2 behavioral 2 coding not very difficult. Behavioral is tell me about a time you took responsibility beyond your role and biggest accomplishment. The process is exactly the guideline they posted for interview.
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Question 1
tell me about a time you took responsibility beyond your role
