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Amazon Software Engineer Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 9 Dec 2024

Top Amazon Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. Merge Two Sorted Linked Lists Given a singly linked list of integers. Your task is to return the head of the reversed linked list. For example: The given linked list is ...read more
  • Q2. Longest Common Subsequence Given two strings, 'S' and 'T' with lengths 'M' and 'N', find the length of the 'Longest Common Subsequence'. For a string 'str'(per se) of len ...read more
  • Q3. Minimum Cost to Buy Oranges You are given a bag of size 'W' kg and provided with the costs of packets with different weights of oranges as a list/array with the name 'cos ...read more
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Amazon Software Engineer Interview Experiences

78 interviews found

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

3 leetcode hards, followed by some system design

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. How to design amazon
  • Ans. 

    Designing Amazon involves creating a user-friendly e-commerce platform with a vast product selection, efficient search and recommendation algorithms, secure payment processing, and reliable delivery logistics.

    • Develop a user-friendly interface for easy navigation and product search

    • Implement recommendation algorithms based on user behavior and preferences

    • Integrate secure payment processing systems to protect customer inf...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. How to invert 25 bst
  • Ans. 

    To invert a binary search tree (BST), swap the left and right children of each node recursively.

    • Start from the root node and recursively swap the left and right children of each node.

    • Repeat this process for all nodes in the BST.

    • The final result will be the inverted BST.

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - pretty easy

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in May 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Coding questions based on DP

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Binary search based question
  • Q2. Graph bfs based question
Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Question related to my project
  • Q2. Question based on dsa
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
-
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral

Round 1 - Coding Test 

2 coding question were asked

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Sum on node in binary tree
  • Ans. 

    Recursively sum the values of nodes in a binary tree

    • Use a recursive function to traverse the tree and add the values of each node

    • Base case: if the current node is null, return 0

    • Recursive step: return the sum of current node value, left subtree sum, and right subtree sum

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Lp question asked
Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Question on string manipulation
  • Q2. Lp question asked
Round 4 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Managerial question on projects were asked
  • Q2. Past experience and leadership question

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Hard and platformwas leetcode and geeksforgeeks

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Medium level code was asked
  • Q2. Hard level code as asked

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well through leetcode

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Good, leetcode medium level questions

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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Apr 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Explain your current project and your responsibilities
  • Q2. Python programming question related to strings

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well before your interview on basic coding skills as well.
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. DS on sorting and searching algo
  • Q2. Graph based question
  • Q3. Time and space complexity

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posted on 28 Oct 2021

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. LRU cache implementation
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Don't recall the question
  • Q2. Tell me about yourself

Amazon Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Amazon Software Engineer interview?
Amazon interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Amazon interview process are Coding Test, Technical and Resume Shortlist.
How to prepare for Amazon Software Engineer interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Amazon. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Amazon expect are Coding, Development, Process Engineering, Programming and Software Engineering.
What are the top questions asked in Amazon Software Engineer interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Amazon Software Engineer interview -

  1. You have given 10 files and you have given a string suggest data structure whic...read more
  2. Given a binary tree in which the node structure has an additional field called ...read more
  3. there is an infinite stair case and there are n rounds. in i'th round we can ju...read more
How long is the Amazon Software Engineer interview process?

The duration of Amazon Software Engineer interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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Amazon Software Engineer Interview Process

based on 31 interviews in last 1 year

3 Interview rounds

  • Coding Test Round
  • Technical Round 1
  • Technical Round 2
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People are getting interviews through

based on 48 Amazon interviews
Job Portal
Company Website
Referral
WalkIn
Campus Placement
Recruitment Consultant
40%
23%
10%
6%
6%
2%
13% candidates got the interview through other sources.
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Amazon Software Engineer Salary
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₹12 L/yr - ₹45 L/yr
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3.3

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