I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Bengaluru) in Oct 2025
Interview
The interview process for Amazon SDE-1 typically starts with an Online Assessment containing coding and behavioral questions. Candidates who clear it attend 2–3 technical interview rounds focused on DSA, problem solving, and Amazon Leadership Principles, followed by a hiring manager or Bar Raiser round evaluating communication, ownership, and overall fit.
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One memorable question they asked was to solve a Data Structures and Algorithms problem involving graphs and BFS/DFS traversal. They also asked behavioral questions based on Amazon Leadership Principles, such as describing a situation where I handled a difficult challenge, showed ownership, or worked under a tight deadline using the STAR method.
I attended an SDE 1 interview at Amazon. The interviewer focused on data structures, algorithms, and problem-solving. I explained my approach clearly, optimized my solution, answered behavioral questions, and gained valuable interview experience.
Asked for intro, then 2 dsa question and 1 question on lp. Explain your thought process and start with brute force dry run it explain its tc and sc and theb jump on to optimised solution
The first step is OA. Which I have failed. The questions seemed to me a bit different from the typical LeetCode. But if you follow the patterns, you can solve it.
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Two problems, one code base problem needed to solve with AI and another LeetCode-style problem
