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Amazon Senior Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 21 Jan 2025

Amazon Senior Software Engineer Interview Experiences

8 interviews found

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Nov 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Coding and behavioral questions
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Related to Dp and other questions is related to array like reverse and find duplicate in an array, String matching Questions

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Interview experience
2
Poor
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Half an hour Java boilerplate question

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

1 Hour, Binary Search + Greedy, Chime

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

Dsa and algorithms with design

Round 2 - Case Study 

Design sw update system

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Group Discussion 

Guestimate were asked like how many syringes are used in a city

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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Aug 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

1 hr
Coding qn on dynamic programing

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Project Related

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare yourself clearly before taking any interview
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Apr 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - System Design 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Google Autocomplete problem.
  • Ans. 

    Google Autocomplete problem involves predicting the most likely search queries based on partial input.

    • Utilize algorithms like Trie or N-gram models to efficiently predict search queries.

    • Consider user's location, search history, and popular queries for better predictions.

    • Implement real-time updating of autocomplete suggestions based on user input.

    • Optimize for speed and accuracy to enhance user experience.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Spiral Problem matrix
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Word Search2 problem. Interviewer wanted solution other than trie.

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Amazon Senior Software Engineer interview:
  • Graphs

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

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

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Minimum Knight Moves (LC Medium)
  • Q2. OS, CN, DB concepts like multithreading, semaphore, tcp vs udp, transaction and ACId properties. Java concepts like stack vs heap(memory), error vs exception. Any 1 Project discussion for 10 mins

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare all the fundamental concepts of operating systems and databases. Refer to the company-tagged questions from LC.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Sep 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Print the nodes of a n-ary tree in an arc wise manner as seen from the outside.
  • Ans. 

    Print nodes of n-ary tree in arc wise manner from outside

    • Traverse the tree level by level from outside to inside

    • Use a queue to keep track of nodes at each level

    • Print the nodes at each level in a clockwise or anticlockwise manner

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Uber Senior Software Engineer interview:
  • n-ary tree

Skills evaluated in this interview

Amazon Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Amazon Senior Software Engineer interview?
Amazon interview process usually has 1-2 rounds. The most common rounds in the Amazon interview process are Coding Test, Technical and Resume Shortlist.
How to prepare for Amazon Senior 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 Architectural Design, Technical Leadership, Clinical SAS Programming, Escalation Management and Medical Coding.
What are the top questions asked in Amazon Senior Software Engineer interview?

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Amazon Senior Software Engineer Interview Process

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1 Interview rounds

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₹20 L/yr - ₹77.7 L/yr
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2.8/5

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2.6

Skill development

2.8

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3.7

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Job security

2.4

Company culture

2.7

Promotions

2.3

Work satisfaction

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