Status: Spring 2020 grad, BS IT related (not CS)
Position: SDE 1 at Amazon
Location: Seattle, WA
Data: November 13, 2019
Online Assessment
- OA 1 - Debugging
- OA 2 - Technical
- https://leetcode.com/problems/search-a-2d-matrix-ii/
- https://leetcode.com/problems/critical-connections-in-a-network/ (Couldn't solve it, only wrote comments about approach)
- OA 3 - Work Simulation & Logical Reasoning
Final Interviews (3 rounds)
Round 1:
- SDEII
- LP - Time when you were working on a project on a time constraint
- https://leetcode.com/problems/best-time-to-buy-and-sell-stock/ (Easy)
- Follow up - https://leetcode.com/problems/best-time-to-buy-and-sell-stock-iv/ (Hard)
Round 2:
- SDEII
- LP - Time when you didn't meet a deadline
- https://leetcode.com/problems/super-ugly-number/ (Medium)
Round 3:
- Engineering Manager 6+ years
- Discussion about front-end vs back-end
- LP - Time when you needed help from somebody
- OOD - Design a DMV office, implement an algorithm that places a customer at the best window
Received a sad thank you letter in 2 business days. They send out results usually on Wednesdays.
Timeline
10/1: Application submitted
10/9: Completed OA1
10/16: Completed OA2
10/23: Completed OA3
10/31: Invitation for Final Round
11/12: Confirmation for Final Round
11/18: Final Interview
11/20: Received rejection
The overall experience was neutral but I definitely could have done better. Started grinding LeetCode 3 weeks before the final interview (which is pretty late), completing ~150 questions from the Amazon list/tag. Don't give up and best of luck!
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