Background:

Years of Experience: ~4.5 years

Education: Tier-1 college

Role: SDE-2

Status: Offer received

Round 1: Online Assessment

2 DSA coding problems

Result: Solved both

Round 2: Data Structures & Algorithms + LP

Leadership Principles:

• Ownership: Tell me about a time you went beyond your responsibilities
• Earn Trust: Conflict with a team member — how did you handle it?

Coding:

• Problem 1: Minimum number of platforms (interval scheduling logic)
• Problem 2: Top view of a binary tree

Feedback: ✅ Positive

Round 3: Low-Level Design + LP

Leadership Principles:

• Dive Deep: Working with unfamiliar libraries
• Customer Obsession: Saying no to a customer

Design Problem:

• Design a Delivery Partner Assignment System

Feedback: ⚖️ Average

Round 4: High-Level Design + LP

Leadership Principles: (Don’t recall exact questions)

Design Problem:

• Vehicle Service Center Management System

Feedback: ✅ Positive

Round 5: Bar Raiser (DSA + Deep LP)

Leadership Principles:

• Conflict with manager
• Managing tight deadlines

Coding:

• Problem 1: Dynamic number of islands with each query (DSU/DFS)
• Problem 2: Next permutation

Feedback: ✅ Positive

Verdict

Received offered

Offer details: https://leetcode.com/discuss/post/6697457/amazon-hyderabad-sde-2-offer-april-2025-j575c/