Timeline -
- Applied on August 15
- Got the first OA on Sept 14 ( 7 debugging questions in 20 min- solved them all)
- Got the second OA on Sept 15 ( Coding - 2 ques and Workstyles Assessments)
- Got the third OA on Sept 16 ( SDE work style simulation )Got a mail on Sept 18 to schedule (3 back-to-back virtual onsite interview - 45 min each)
Interview was scheduled on Oct 2
Virtual Onsite Interviews:
First Virtual Interview -
LP - Tell me about a project/internship in which your performance exceeded your expectations
Some follow up questions based on it.
LC - 238. Product of Array Except Self
Second Virtual Interview -
LP - Tell me about an experience where you started working on a project, without any prior knowledge and how you managed it throughout
Some follow up questions based on it.
LC - Longest common prefix among an array of strings - but the longest between any two (instead of the longest in all)Third Virtual Interview -
LP - Tell me about a time where you took a decision without taking help from others
Some follow up questions based on it.
LC - 42. Trapping Rain Water Got an email of rejection on October 9th
Note -
- The OA's went pretty good. Passed all test cases.
- Each interviewer had asked LP for the first 10 to 15 min, and a LC que for the remaining time.
- In the interviews, I had stumbled on a bit with behavioral questions in the first one, but I picked up the pace in the next ones.
- I had solved all the coding questions in each interview towards the end of each session. But I personally think, I could have explained better with some practice of thinking out loud and taking the interviewer through my thought process.Tips -
- Definitely practice thinking out loud and explaining your approach to the interviewer. ( in the small amount of time they mostly assess your ability to code, than your code)
- Practice each leadership principle with an example from your experience (wont hv time to think and answer in the interview : they expect you to be prepared with the scenerio)
- Atleast once, go through the top amazon questions on leetcode (including different approaches for each question)