I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon (Hyderābād) in Aug 2013
Interview
I attended the amazon interview on 3rd Aug 2013 in Hyderabad.
Written test for 1 hour but no limit on time given finally.
1) Given a single linked list of integers determine if it is palindrome. like 1 2 3 4 3 2 1. Need to support 1 2 3 3 4 3 3 1 as well. No extra allocation or space should be consumed.( can use some temp variable).
2) Given an array of integers A . Create one more arrary B fill each element (i th position) with the highest freq element from (0 to ith position in A array).
3) Given a series of number form a binary tree find the least the minimum weight binary tree. The weight of the node is depth x value of the element + weight of the left tree + weight of the right tree.Weight of the root node is the weight of the tree . Find the minimum weight binary tree out of all possible binary trees that are possible. And the code should return the minimum weight.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The third question was pretty difficult as per me.
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in May 2026
Interview
There were a total of 2 rounds:
The first round was with an SDE II on Data Structures/Algo - Leet code questions mainly
The second rounds was with an SDM Behavioral/System Design - Leadership principles and past work experience impact.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon in Feb 2026
Interview
Recruiter explicitly mentioned that the Technical Phone Screen interview did not contain any Behavioral question but the interviewer definitely asked 3 behavioral questions.
The coding problem was utterly garbage, it was a pretty trivial problem that anyone that knows DFS would be able to solve. That is not appropriate for a SDE 2 role. Not even useful to demonstrate candidate skills
PS: They care a lot more about what you've accomplished than whatever you can accomplish based on your skills
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Tell me about a time when you had to meet a tight deadline
2. Tell me about a time when you had to do more than what you were required to do
3. Tell me about a time where you made a significant impact on a customer
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Bengaluru) in Sep 2025
Interview
5 rounds of interviews
1. OA (2 Medium Hard Questions along with some Work Related Assessment which tested design related concepts)
2. HLD
3. DSA
4. LLD
5. Bar Raiser
Technically, the questions were of medium difficulty and with good polish, you should be able to solve these questions. The main challenge in Amazon is of the Leadership Principles which involve citing real work experience in the STAR format.
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