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Amazon Applications Engineer Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 2 Dec 2024

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Amazon Applications Engineer Interview Experiences

10 interviews found

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Oct 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Check if array is monotonous
  • Ans. 

    Check if array of strings is monotonous

    • Iterate through the array and compare each string with the next one to check for monotonicity

    • If all strings are in increasing or decreasing order, the array is monotonous

    • Examples: ['apple', 'banana', 'cherry'] is monotonous, ['orange', 'kiwi', 'apple'] is not

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Group Anagrams Leetcode question
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Explain your previous experience
  • Ans. 

    I have 5 years of experience as an Applications Engineer in the automotive industry.

    • Designed and implemented software solutions for vehicle diagnostics

    • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues

    • Provided technical support to customers and conducted product demonstrations

    • Developed training materials and conducted training sessions for internal teams

    • Contributed to product developm...

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

There will be 5 rounds

All the round were mainly focused on the leadership priciples and technical skills
Each round will be carried for 1hr
You should be proefficeint with AWS and devops concepts like CI/CD

Round 2 - Coding Test 

This round consist of 2 question mainly focused on DSA concepts like Array and Strings

Round 3 - Coding Test 

Here also you will be asked to solve 2 DSA questions form medium to hard level

Round 4 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Your work-experience and projects
  • Q2. Questions based on your project , mainly to check the leaderships principles

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - you should be proficient with DSA in any language

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

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

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Dynamic Programming, Greedy Algorithm

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed before Mar 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Total 3 round was there First 2 questions from the data structure and algorithm and third round was design
  • Q2. Reverse the linked list
  • Ans. 

    Reverse a linked list

    • Create three pointers: current, prev, and next

    • Iterate through the linked list, updating pointers accordingly

    • Set the head of the linked list to the new tail

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Diameter of binary tree
  • Ans. 

    The diameter of a binary tree is the number of nodes on the longest path between two leaves in the tree.

    • The diameter of a binary tree can be calculated by finding the height of the left subtree, the height of the right subtree, and adding them together.

    • The diameter may or may not pass through the root of the tree.

    • Example: For the binary tree below, the diameter is 4 (nodes 1, 2, 4, 7).

    • 1

    • / \

    • 2 3

    • / \

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Overall it was good

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Aug 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Topics:
data types
scripting

Round 2 - HR 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. About prev experience
  • Q2. About pre experience
  • Q3. Why you are interested for this role
Round 3 - Coding Test 

Datatypes,
scripting

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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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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Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Data structures and Perl questions
  • Q2. How can you search a file inside folder levels via command line
  • Ans. 

    To search a file inside folder levels via command line, use the 'find' command.

    • Open the command prompt or terminal

    • Navigate to the folder where you want to start the search

    • Use the 'find' command followed by the name of the file you want to search for

    • Optionally, you can specify the depth of the search using the '-maxdepth' flag

    • Example: 'find . -name myfile.txt -maxdepth 2'

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Study DS and Algo, problem solving and linux commands

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before May 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about a time where you found a bug and how you resolved
  • Ans. 

    Discovered a bug in the software during testing and resolved it by identifying the root cause and implementing a fix.

    • During testing, found a bug where the application crashed when a specific input was entered.

    • Investigated the issue by analyzing the code and logs to identify the root cause.

    • Implemented a fix by updating the code to handle the input correctly and retested to ensure the bug was resolved.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Trouble shooting steps if speakers of mobile are not working
  • Ans. 

    Check volume settings, restart phone, check for software updates, test with headphones

    • Check if volume is turned up on the phone

    • Restart the phone to see if that resolves the issue

    • Check for any software updates that may fix the problem

    • Test the speakers with headphones to determine if the issue is with the speakers or the phone

  • Answered by AI
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Mar 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Since it was an in person interview , there was a initial aptitude round to filter the candidates

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Problem Solving questions

Round 3 - Scripting 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Linux commands based round
Round 4 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Hiring Manager discussion

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare for Problem Solving and Scripting using shell or python

Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. In the first round it was coding round 2 codes were asked in this round.go through oops
  • Q2. In the second round it was technical hr coding. related tech questions were asked and previous project questions were asked.
  • Q3. In the third round it was technical hr scripting where scripting in Linux and some questions about linux and then previous project experience questions was asked
  • Q4. The next two rounds where hiring manager rounds.All the questions asked here was scenario based questions .all of them were based on Amazon leadership principles

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - If you are technically strong you can be cool and you can attend the interview you can clear first 3 rounds easily but for the 4th and 5th round please go through the Amazon leadership principles and use the STAR rule to answer the questions.

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Oct 2019. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. 1st round coding: First there was written test on coding and unix basic commands like grep,ping. Then there was face 2 face coding round where they asked - a. Given input string aaabbc print output a3b2c1.
  • Q2. 2nd round troubleshooting: its troubleshooting round, where you will be asked question based on some issue. Mine was related to unix scripting and troubleshooting.
  • Q3. 3rd round technical round: I was asked about my project and if I faced any technical issue. Then one simple coding question related to palindromes.
  • Q4. 4th round managerial: They asked some behavior questions. Then one coding question related to dynamic Programming.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - I applied application support engineer role and got selected. If you are good in coding and logically sound then you can apply for it. It's not so hard compared to SDE interview.

Amazon Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Amazon Applications Engineer interview?
Amazon interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Amazon interview process are Coding Test, Technical and One-on-one Round.
How to prepare for Amazon Applications 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 Java, Programming, Python, Application Engineering and Application Development.
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