I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Amazon (Seoul) in Apr 2022
Interview
1. Resume : Tech recruiter from Amazon contacted me first and after I passed the resume to her, got an online coding assessment material right away. 2. Online coding assesment: They used an hackerrank site system for online assessment. 2 problems were given. (Leetcode easy, and medium level). After the submission, I got multiple-choices questions about work-style. For example, what will you do if situation A? kinds of. 3. Phone Screen Had a 30-minute call. Recuriter asked me about basics of data structure concepts, work experience and the principles of OOP. After that, I didn't get any response from them.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How can you remove your child node on Binary Tree?
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I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
The interview process started with an initial recruiter screening, followed by technical interview rounds. The technical interviews focused on data structures, algorithms, problem-solving, and discussing my approach clearly. The interviewers also asked behavioral questions related to teamwork, challenges, and past projects. Overall, the process was structured and professional.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a binary tree, how would you find the lowest common ancestor of two nodes if each node also has a parent pointer?
Software Development Engineer (SDE) applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 59% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer (SDE) roles take an average of 47 days to get hired, when considering 764 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Software Development Engineer (SDE) according to 764 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 22%
One on one interview: 22%
Phone interview: 19%
Personality test: 11%
Presentation: 7%
Background check: 6%
Group panel interview: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 3%
Drug test: 1%
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