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Rejected

SDE 2 at Amazon

Difficulty
Process took
2-3 Weeks
Rounds
2
Format
Remote
Applied via
Company Website

How it went

  • Interviewing is tough for everyone. Each attempt is a learning experience.
  • Get feedback If possible, ask recruiters or interviewers for specific feedback to improve.
  • Everyone fails LLD rounds initially. What matters is learning the structure and getting practice before the next attempt.

What they would tell you

  • Interviewing is tough for everyone. Each attempt is a learning experience.
  • Get feedback If possible, ask recruiters or interviewers for specific feedback to improve.
  • Everyone fails LLD rounds initially. What matters is learning the structure and getting practice before the next attempt.

How to prepare

  • Arrays, strings, trees, graphs
  • Sliding window

Round by round

  1. 1

    DSA & Behavioral60 min

    2 coding problem, first i solved using sliding window with two pointers , another was tree related Q1: You are given a string and a cost budget. Each character can be changed at a certain cost. Find the longest substring you can make "equal" (all characters the same) within the given budget. Q2: Find the longest (longest number of edges) path between any two nodes in the tree. 2 LP

    • Describe a challenge you faced and how you overcame it
    • Talk about a time you had to deliver results without being familiar with the tech stack
  2. 2

    Low Level Design60 min

    LLD- Design a system to filter and search files in a hierarchical (tree-like) folder structure, where files with the same name can exist in multiple folders. Support query operations like union and intersection of search criteria Core Components and Classes:

    • File: Holds name, size, metadata, and path.
    • Folder: Contains a list of files and subfolders.
    • FilterCriteria: Encapsulates filtering logic (by name, type, size, date).
    • Query: Represents a search operation, including combining multiple filter criteria using union/intersection.

What came up

Medium HardRemote4 5 years

A candidate-reported account, lightly edited. Interview processes change by team and date.

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