Amazon Software Development Engineer SDE interview questions
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Software Development Engineer SDE applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer SDE roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 31 days.
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I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amazon in Feb 2022
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She asked me a linked list question and i solved it but still I wasn't selected for the further rounds. I don't know why. Atleast she should give me feedback.
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Question 1
Rearrange the linked list such that( n-i)th element comes at (i+1) th place.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (New York, NY) in Aug 2021
Interview
The coding interview exam process asks coding challenges questions based on data structure and algorithms. The questions are quite descriptive. There are total 2 questions and need practice of at least 2 month.
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Question 1
2 coding questions. Based on data structure and algorithm.