Amazon SDE Intern Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Q1. Tell us about yourself.
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I am a computer science student with a passion for coding and problem-solving.
• Currently pursuing a degree in computer science

• Proficient in programming languages like Java, Python, and C++

• Experience with data structures and algorithms

• Completed internships at tech companies like Google and Microsoft
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Q2. Can you explain any recent projects you have worked on?
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Developed a web application for tracking personal fitness goals and progress.
• Used React for front-end development

• Implemented RESTful APIs using Node.js and Express for back-end

• Utilized MongoDB for database storage

• Incorporated chart.js for visualizing progress data
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Q3. Given a sorted linked list, how can you remove duplicates from it?
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Remove duplicates from a sorted linked list
• Use two pointers - one to iterate through the list and another to keep track of unique elements

• Compare current node with next node, if they are equal, skip the next node

• Repeat until end of list is reached
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Q4. There was a String based leetcode hard level question
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It was mcqs with one coding question

It consisted of 2 medium coding ques

Q1. It was a binary tree medium level leetcode ques
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Q2. It was majority element ques from leetcode
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2 DSA questions and 70 minutes.

Q1. Implement Min-stack using O(N) space .
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Min-stack is implemented using O(N) space by keeping track of minimum value at each element.
• Use two stacks - one to store the actual elements and another to store the minimum value at each step.

• When pushing an element, check if it is smaller than the current minimum and update the minimum stack accordingly.

• When popping an element, also pop from the minimum stack if the popped element is the current minimum.
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Q2. Sliding Window Problem.
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Sliding Window Problem involves finding a subarray of fixed size k with the maximum sum.
• Use a sliding window approach to iterate through the array and keep track of the sum of elements within the window.

• Slide the window by removing the first element and adding the next element in each iteration.

• Keep track of the maximum sum found so far and update it if a new maximum is found.
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This round had questions from various topics like DBMS, system design, OOPs, aptitude etc. with one coding ques.

This had 2 coding questions (medium level) and a digital HR round where we just have to use a slider to answer our best reaction to situations.

Q1. Implementation of Min Stack
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Implement a stack that supports push, pop, top, and retrieving the minimum element in constant time.
• Use two stacks - one to store the actual elements and another to store the minimum values.

• When pushing an element, check if it is smaller than the current minimum and push it to the min stack if so.

• When popping an element, check if it is the current minimum and pop from the min stack if so.

• Top operation can be implemente...read more
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Q2. Find leaf nodes in a binary tree ,followed by printing path to leaf nodes.
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Find leaf nodes in a binary tree and print path to each leaf node.
• Traverse the binary tree using depth-first search (DFS)

• When reaching a leaf node, store the path from root to that leaf node

• Repeat the process for all leaf nodes in the tree
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Q1. DSA question to be solved
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