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Updated 31 Dec 2024

Top Amazon Sde1 Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. pid ={3,5,0,1} ppid ={5,4,2,2} process id(pid) ppid=parent process id let us say the process that we killed is 2 now we have to print 2,0,1 as 0,1 are child of 2 and supp ...read more
  • Q2. N queen problem with problem statement and dry running of code with 4 queens and then writing the code
  • Q3. Sub set problem(Check if there exists any sub array with given sum in the array ) . But the thing here is that we have to do it with space complexity of only O( 1 K ) . K ...read more
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Sde1 Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 12 Jul 2024

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

I applied via campus placement at Vasavi College of Engineering, Hyderabad and was interviewed before Jul 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Basic leetcode and hard one question

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Multiply one matrix with another
  • Ans. 

    Matrix multiplication involves multiplying the elements of one matrix with another matrix.

    • Create two matrices with compatible dimensions

    • Multiply corresponding elements of each row in the first matrix with each column in the second matrix

    • Sum the products to get the resulting matrix

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Dyanmic programming standard question
Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic linkedin question
  • Q2. Hard arrays dp question

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well from leetcode. Thats it

Sde1 Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 1 Jul 2024

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

1. Question on Graph LC-Hard 2. Question on BFS LC-Medium

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. 1. Minimum platforms GFG
  • Q2. Find missing number in array without extra space
  • Ans. 

    Find missing number in array without extra space

    • Iterate through the array and XOR all the elements with their indices and the actual numbers

    • The missing number will be the XOR result

    • Example: ['1', '2', '4', '5'] -> XOR(0, 1) ^ XOR(1, 2) ^ XOR(2, 4) ^ XOR(3, 5) = 3

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Question on Heap
  • Q2. Implement Heap in C++
  • Ans. 

    Implementing Heap data structure in C++

    • Use an array to represent the binary tree structure of the heap

    • Implement functions for inserting elements, deleting elements, and heapifying the array

    • Ensure that the heap property is maintained (parent node is always greater than or equal to its children)

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Implement LRU Cache
  • Ans. 

    LRU Cache is a data structure that stores a fixed number of items and removes the least recently used item when the cache is full.

    • Use a combination of a doubly linked list and a hashmap to efficiently implement LRU Cache.

    • Keep track of the least recently used item at the tail of the linked list.

    • When an item is accessed, move it to the head of the linked list to mark it as the most recently used item.

    • When adding a new it...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Discussion on CV and previous projects
Round 5 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Easy LLD question

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Sde1 Interview Questions & Answers

user image Harshita Manwani

posted on 17 Oct 2024

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

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is linked list?
  • Ans. 

    A linked list is a linear data structure where elements are stored in nodes with each node pointing to the next node in the sequence.

    • Consists of nodes connected by pointers

    • Does not have a fixed size like arrays

    • Can easily insert or delete elements without shifting other elements

    • Examples: Singly linked list, Doubly linked list, Circular linked list

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. How to use set in javascript
  • Ans. 

    Sets in JavaScript are used to store unique values of any type.

    • Create a new set using the Set constructor

    • Add values to the set using the add() method

    • Check if a value exists in the set using the has() method

    • Remove a value from the set using the delete() method

    • Iterate over the set using the forEach() method

  • Answered by AI

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Sde1 Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 3 Jul 2023

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

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Jun 2023. There were 5 interview rounds.

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 - Coding Test 

2 questions of leetcode medium level
And also has to write the steps of the approaches

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Leet code medium of array and dp
  • Ans. 

    Dynamic programming problem involving arrays of strings.

    • Use dynamic programming to efficiently solve problems by breaking them down into smaller subproblems.

    • Consider using a 2D array to store intermediate results for optimal substructure.

    • Examples: Longest Common Subsequence, Word Break, Minimum Path Sum.

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Leetcode medium of DP and behavioural questions
Round 5 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Leetcode medium questions and behavioural questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Amazon Sde1 interview:
  • Dp
  • Array
  • Recursion
  • Behavioural questions
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - I was applied for SDE1. The maximum focus was on coding. Its not tough to crack. Just explain the approaches from brute to more optimise properly

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Sde1 Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 28 May 2023

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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.
View all tips
Round 2 - Assignment 

3 Coding question on hackerrank (graph leet code medium)

Round 3 - Technical 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. Asked two medium question 1. find element in a rotated sorted array 2. and basics of CS
  • Q2. Final element in rotated array
  • Ans. 

    Find the final element in a rotated array.

    • Identify the pivot point where the array was rotated.

    • Determine if the target element is in the first or second half of the array.

    • Use binary search to find the target element.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Reorder Linked list
  • Ans. 

    Reorder a linked list in place.

    • Use two pointers to find the middle of the list

    • Reverse the second half of the list

    • Merge the two halves of the list

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Intrsection point in linked list
  • Ans. 

    Finding the intersection point of two linked lists.

    • Traverse both lists and find their lengths

    • Move the head of the longer list by the difference in lengths

    • Traverse both lists simultaneously until they meet at the intersection point

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Path sum between two tree node
  • Ans. 

    Calculate the sum of all paths between two nodes in a binary tree.

    • Traverse the tree and keep track of the path and its sum from the root to the current node.

    • When the target nodes are found, calculate the sum of all paths between them by adding the path sums of their common ancestor.

    • Recursively traverse the left and right subtrees to find the target nodes.

    • Use a hash table to store the path sums of each node for efficien...

  • Answered by AI

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Sde1 Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 30 Mar 2023

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Properly align and format text in your resume. A recruiter will have to spend more time reading poorly aligned text, leading to high chances of rejection.
View all tips
Round 2 - Coding Test 

45 minutes
2 medium level questions

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

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Sde1 Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 17 Mar 2023

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
Not Selected
Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Double-check your resume for any spelling mistakes. The recruiter may consider spelling mistakes as careless behavior or poor communication skills.
View all tips
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Binary Search Tree Traversal, 20 min, Leetcode

Round 3 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. What is caching? explain in detail.
  • Ans. 

    Caching is the process of storing frequently accessed data in a temporary storage to improve performance.

    • Caching improves performance by reducing the need to fetch data from the original source.

    • It involves storing data in a temporary storage, such as memory or disk, closer to the user or application.

    • Caching can be done at various levels, including browser caching, server-side caching, and database caching.

    • Examples of c...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What are POST requests?
  • Ans. 

    POST requests are a type of HTTP request method used to submit data to a server.

    • POST requests are used to create or update resources on a server.

    • They are commonly used in web forms to submit user input data.

    • POST requests have a request body that contains the data being submitted.

    • They are different from GET requests, which are used to retrieve data from a server.

    • POST requests are more secure than GET requests because th

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Did explain about that.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well before applying. It will always help.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Sde1 Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 31 Dec 2024

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

I applied via campus placement at National Institute of Technology (NIT), Warangal and was interviewed before Dec 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Coding test on Amazon own website

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Depends on interviewer
  • Q2. Depends on interviewer
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Depends on interviewer
  • Q2. Depends on interviewer

Sde1 interview

user image E-Learning Bridge

posted on 28 Nov 2021

Sde1 Interview Questions & Answers

user image Nik

posted on 21 Nov 2022

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Do not use an unprofessional email address such as cool_boy@email.com. It shows a lack of professionalism by the candidate.
View all tips
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Assessment of 2 coding questions in 70 minutes + behaviour questions

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Data structures questions 1st was LRU cache in different format 2nd was next greater element in a array
Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Data structures questions
Round 5 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Bar raiser round asked data structures and behavioral questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - for sde1 focus more on data structures and behavioral questions

Sde1 Interview Questions & Answers

user image Subhash Liler

posted on 14 Nov 2022

I applied via campus placement at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur and was interviewed in Oct 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Be truthful in your resume. It is very easy to catch false or lies during the interview by asking basic questions.
View all tips
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Machine learning, SQL, data structure

Round 3 - Group Discussion 

Privious problem with logical understanding , always participate in discussion with valid and clear points.

Round 4 - HR 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Explain one machine learning algorithm.
  • Ans. 

    Random Forest is a machine learning algorithm that builds multiple decision trees and combines their outputs.

    • Random Forest is an ensemble learning method.

    • It builds multiple decision trees and combines their outputs to make a final prediction.

    • It is used for both classification and regression tasks.

    • It is less prone to overfitting compared to a single decision tree.

    • It can handle missing values and outliers.

    • Example: predic...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Algorithm for string attachment
  • Ans. 

    String attachment algorithm joins two strings together.

    • Create a new string variable to hold the result

    • Loop through the first string and add each character to the new string

    • Loop through the second string and add each character to the new string

    • Return the new string

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. You strength and weakness

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Amazon Sde1 interview:
  • Machine Learning
  • Data Structures
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Always confident, don't choose what you not know. Always learn some key machine learning algorithma and data structure. Recently Python language are more cooperative and easy to learn so yes if you are beginner so start to leaning python.

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Amazon Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Amazon Sde1 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.
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  1. pid ={3,5,0,1} ppid ={5,4,2,2} process id(pid) ppid=parent process id let u...read more
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  3. Sub set problem(Check if there exists any sub array with given sum in the array...read more

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