Amazon Senior Software Development Engineer interview questions
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I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
1 online assessment( 2 problems) and followed by onsite interview of 4 rounds(System design, STAR based questions around Amazon principles, Algorithm and programs). Programs have to be written on white board. Make sure you practice on white board. I had very good experience.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Write a program to get the Alien language alphabetical order based on the dictionary of words provided?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Cambridge, MA) in Mar 2018
Interview
Half the time was leadership questions and the other half coding/design question. Overall, it was well organized and no surprises. Interviewers were respectful, helped with tips at the right times and took notes diligently.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give an example of how you were creative in a project?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA)
Interview
7 interviews, started with a phone screen, then a conference call interview, a second phone interview as I passed each one higher level management fielded the interviews. I was then brought in for a screen interview and testing to verify my skill set, this included what appeared to be a IQ test and personality test. Then I had a series of 3 interviews with what I would later learn was lead manaagementon multiple teams.
Offer was sent in 48 hours from final interview. I was told prior to the final 3 that those would be my last interviews.
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Question 1
A lot of extreme technical questions with high difficulty. You must know expert level on both software and hardware certifications are a must