[NDA] Amazon | SDE1 | Seattle | Jan 2020 [Offer]
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AmazonSeattleInterview

Status: BS Computer Science, 1.5 YOE
Position: SDE1 at Amazon
Location: Seattle, WA
LC Stats @ onsite:

  • Easy: 160
  • Medium: 73
  • Hard: 3

Technical Phone screen (1 hour):

  • Behavioral Questions
  • Algorithm Questions
    • 1 LC easy
    • 1 LC hard

Onsite (5 rounds):
1st round | Behavioral:

  • back to back questions on LP

2nd round | Behavioral/Technical:

  • 5 LP related questions
  • System design question

lunch:

  • Relaxed
  • Food paid for
  • Learned more about the cultural environment at Amazon

3rd round | Technical:

  • 2 LC medium

4th round | Behavioral/Technical (bar raiser?):

  • 10 LP Questions
  • 1 LC medium

5th round | Behavioral/Technical:

  • 5 LP Questions
  • 1 LC easy

Result:
Recieved an email two days later for a quick chat. Was informed that I had done really well and that the team would like to have me onboard.

Throughts:
I know that my post is pretty vague but that's because giving my exact questions won't be of any benefit to anyone as memorization will be exposed during the interview.
Rather you should have a solid foundation of common data structures and alogirthms that you believe would be beneficial to the company.
I'd been gunning very hard to become a developer at Amazon for several years. With regards to preparation I did the following:

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