Company: Amazon
Interview Type: Online Assessment (OA)
Role: Software Development Engineer (SDE Intern / SDE 1)
Interview Experience: Neutral
Difficulty: Medium
Interview Process:
I received an online assessment consisting of two coding questions and a short psychometric section.
Coding Round:
Question 1 (String): Related to pattern checking and substring manipulation.
Question 2 (Array): Based on prefix sums and optimizing array traversal.
Both questions were of easy-to-medium difficulty and had multiple test cases.
Psychometric Section:
A set of personality-based situational questions (around 20–25) to assess behavioral traits and decision-making.
Overall:
The OA was well-structured and time-bound. Focused mainly on basic DSA and logical reasoning skills. Didn’t proceed to the next round afterward.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Coding Round:
Question 1 (String): Related to pattern checking and substring manipulation.
Question 2 (Array): Based on prefix sums and optimizing array traversal.
Both questions were of easy-to-medium difficulty and had multiple test cases.
Psychometric Section:
A set of personality-based situational questions (around 20–25) to assess behavioral traits and decision-making.
Had one virtual interview with an engineer. Prior to that, there was a online assessment with a leadership assessment (behavioral). Process was smooth. Heard back within reasonable time (1-2 weeks).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
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First there was an online assesment and two rounds of tech interview where each round had 2 dsa problems which were lc medium and some behavioral questions and project related question.
The interview process was straightforward and friendly. It started with a recruiter screening, followed by a technical interview. The interviewer asked basic coding questions, object-oriented programming concepts, and a few behavioral questions based on Amazon Leadership Principles. The coding problems were not very difficult, and the interviewer was willing to provide hints when needed. Overall, the experience was positive and well organized.