Amazon SDE-1 Interview Experience | 2025 | Offer Received
Hey everyone,
I'm excited to share my Amazon SDE-1 interview experience with you all. Posting this here as LeetCode was a huge part of my prep journey, and I hope this helps someone out there!
Round 1: Online Assessment (OA)
The OA had the usual components:
- 2 DSA questions (LeetCode Medium to Hard level)
- Virtual office simulation scenarios
- Amazon Workstyle Assessment (Leadership Principles-based)
I was able to solve both coding problems comfortably and felt confident about the behavioral sections. Within a week, I got a call that I’d be moving forward to the interview loop.
Round 2: LLD Round
This was a Low-Level Design round.
- I was given a design problem based on a strategy board game.
- The task was to model the game logic and create clean class structures for the board, players, moves, etc.
- The interviewer was keen on optimal time and space complexity, clean code, and modular design.
Round 3: DSA Round
- 2 DSA Questions
- One was a modified LeetCode Medium problem
- The other was an Amazon-internal question simulating a real-life problem
- Followed by some Leadership Principle questions
Round 4: Bar Raiser
This was entirely Leadership Principles based.
- Discussed my resume, projects, and previous internships in depth
- Questions focused on ownership, problem-solving, and handling ambiguous situations
- The interviewer did dive deep into a few answers, but I answered them confidently in STAR format
Round 5: DSA + LP Round
Wasn’t expecting this round, but got scheduled shortly after the Bar Raiser.
- 2 DSA Questions
- One LeetCode Medium
- One LeetCode Hard
- Followed by some more LP questions
This round was smooth — I managed to solve both questions with optimal solutions and had a good conversation around LPs.
Verdict
A few days after my final round, I got a call from the recruiter — I had received the offer! 🎉
Getting into Amazon has been a dream of mine since college, and this entire process was intense, but incredibly rewarding. If you're prepping right now — keep at it. Stay consistent, focus on problem-solving and your stories for LPs, and trust the process.
All the best to everyone aiming for Amazon or any of your dream companies.
Edit :
Offer Details : https://leetcode.com/discuss/post/6689833/amazon-sde-1-bangalore-2024-offer-by-ano-2c4k/
