I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Jan 2010
Interview
I had two phone interviews and I thought both went pretty well but a week later I was notified that they are considering other candidates. The interview consisted of questions on Search Algorithms, Data Structure, Big O analysis, followed by coding problem. I was stuck with one coding question during 2nd phone interview but I finally gave the solutions. It may not be impressive that I did not respond quickly.
Here are some of questions that I was asked:
1. Complexity Analysis on Mergesort, Heapsort, Quicksort, and Selectionsort.
2. When quicksort can be O(n^2)?
--If you choose bad pivot
3. Write a code to reverse binary bit pattern for an integer without using any string or utility methods?
4. Reverse a linked list
5. Implement a Fibonacci function.
6. Implement a function that convert asci value to int.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Write a code to reverse binary bit pattern for an integer without using any string or utility methods?
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in May 2026
Interview
There were a total of 2 rounds:
The first round was with an SDE II on Data Structures/Algo - Leet code questions mainly
The second rounds was with an SDM Behavioral/System Design - Leadership principles and past work experience impact.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon in Feb 2026
Interview
Recruiter explicitly mentioned that the Technical Phone Screen interview did not contain any Behavioral question but the interviewer definitely asked 3 behavioral questions.
The coding problem was utterly garbage, it was a pretty trivial problem that anyone that knows DFS would be able to solve. That is not appropriate for a SDE 2 role. Not even useful to demonstrate candidate skills
PS: They care a lot more about what you've accomplished than whatever you can accomplish based on your skills
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Tell me about a time when you had to meet a tight deadline
2. Tell me about a time when you had to do more than what you were required to do
3. Tell me about a time where you made a significant impact on a customer
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Bengaluru) in Sept 2025
Interview
5 rounds of interviews
1. OA (2 Medium Hard Questions along with some Work Related Assessment which tested design related concepts)
2. HLD
3. DSA
4. LLD
5. Bar Raiser
Technically, the questions were of medium difficulty and with good polish, you should be able to solve these questions. The main challenge in Amazon is of the Leadership Principles which involve citing real work experience in the STAR format.
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