Amazon Software Development Engineer interview questions
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There are three rounds: oa1 is two coding questions (you will receive an email with a link) oa2 is working simulation and style and a technical interview(I am still preparing for it).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Prepare well and get some hands on coding practices
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Feb 2022
Interview
Used an online tool with a "mock" day at Amazon. Not very intuitive, did not have much actual coding and more of a behavioral interview, with some technical background required.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are the bugs in this code? If someone is asking you to push code without testing, what should you do?
OA followed by Phone Interview.
In Phone interview 30 minutes of behavioral questions and 30 minutes of coding. Who wastes 30 min of time on these behavioral questions.
Onsite had 5 rounds. 3 coding 1 system design and 1 generic hiring manager round