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Updated 16 Aug 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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Software Engineer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 4 Apr 2024

Interview experience
Rating 4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Duration
-
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral

4 Interview Rounds

1

Coding Test Round

2 coding question were asked

2

Technical Round (2 Questions)

3

Technical Round (2 Questions)

4

Technical Round (2 Questions)

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

Top skills recommended for Amazon Software Engineer interview

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  • Coding
  • Development
  • Process Engineering
  • Programming
  • Software Engineering

Software Engineer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 14 May 2024

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

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Apr 2024.

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (2 Questions)

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

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well before your interview on basic coding skills as well.

Top skills recommended for Amazon Software Engineer interview

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  • Coding
  • Development
  • Process Engineering
  • Programming
  • Software Engineering

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Software Engineer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 6 Feb 2024

Interview experience
Rating 5
Very good
Difficulty level
Easy
Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Feb 2023.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Technical Round (2 Questions)

2

Technical Round (1 Question)

3

Technical Round (1 Question)

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - DSA is important.

Top skills recommended for Amazon Software Engineer interview

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  • Coding
  • Development
  • Process Engineering
  • Programming
  • Software Engineering

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Software Engineer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 6 May 2023

Interview experience
Rating 2
Bad
Difficulty level
Moderate
Duration
More than 8 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before May 2022.

6 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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2

Coding Test Round

2-3 coding questions. around 2 hours. medium to hard. any language

3

Aptitude Test Round

Conducted along with the coding round

4

One-on-one Round (3 Questions)

5

One-on-one Round (3 Questions)

6

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Similar to the previous two interview rounds Add Answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Amazon Software Engineer interview:
  • Data Structures
  • Coding
  • Algorithms
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - The entire process takes a long time

Top skills recommended for Amazon Software Engineer interview

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  • Coding
  • Development
  • Process Engineering
  • Programming
  • Software Engineering

Software Engineer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 14 Apr 2024

Interview experience
Rating 5
Very good
Difficulty level
Hard
Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Mar 2024.

1 Interview Round

1

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Do leet code style problems. They test you heavy on bfs/dfs can ask djikstra too. I was asked hangman game to make, best algorithm to find hangman solution .

Top skills recommended for Amazon Software Engineer interview

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  • Coding
  • Development
  • Process Engineering
  • Programming
  • Software Engineering

Software Engineer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 14 May 2024

Interview experience
Rating 3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Duration
-
Result
-

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (3 Questions)

Top skills recommended for Amazon Software Engineer interview

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  • Coding
  • Development
  • Process Engineering
  • Programming
  • Software Engineering

Software Engineer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 16 Aug 2024

Interview experience
Rating 5
Very good
Difficulty level
-
Duration
-
Result
-

2 Interview Rounds

1

Coding Test Round

Hard and platformwas leetcode and geeksforgeeks

2

Technical Round (2 Questions)

Interview Preparation Tips

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

Top skills recommended for Amazon Software Engineer interview

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  • Coding
  • Development
  • Process Engineering
  • Programming
  • Software Engineering

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user image Exponent

posted on 28 Oct 2021

Software Engineer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 10 Jun 2024

Interview experience
Rating 5
Very good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Jun 2023.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Coding Test Round

LC Medium question regarding string decode

2

One-on-one Round (2 Questions)

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - be confident

Top skills recommended for Amazon Software Engineer interview

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  • Coding
  • Development
  • Process Engineering
  • Programming
  • Software Engineering

Software Engineer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 22 Aug 2023

Interview experience
Rating 3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed in Jul 2023.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
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2

Coding Test Round

Test releted to coding

3

Technical Round (1 Question)

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - No

Top skills recommended for Amazon Software Engineer interview

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  • Coding
  • Development
  • Process Engineering
  • Programming
  • Software Engineering

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 -

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  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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Interview Process at Amazon Software Engineer

based on 16 interviews in last 1 year

2 Interview rounds

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  • Technical Round
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32%
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12%
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16% candidates got the interview through other sources.
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