Amazon Software Development Engineer interview questions
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Software Development Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Nov 2022
Interview
The interview process was fairly straightforward. First, I was sent an online assessment containing two leetcode medium style problems. Next was a second online assesment containing a workday simulation that was to be completed using knowledge of amazon leadership principles. Finally I had an onsite interview which was 2 rounds of programming problems!
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Arlington, TX) in Apr 2022
Interview
It was 3 round which was after my OA they have leetcode questions with some behavioral questions and the last round was about building a search engine and it was overal difficult experience
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How did you face a situation in a group and how did you solve it