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Rejected

Software Development Engineer 1 at Amazon

Difficulty
Process took
6+ Weeks
Rounds
3
Format
Remote
Applied via
LinkedIn

How it went

  • Stay calm and speak clearly.
  • Keep your answers short and to the point.
  • Dress neatly and be on time.
  • Carry a positive attitude and smile.

What they would tell you

  • Stay calm and speak clearly.
  • Keep your answers short and to the point.
  • Dress neatly and be on time.
  • Carry a positive attitude and smile.

How to prepare

  • Practice core DSA daily (graphs, trees, DP, binary search).
  • Solve medium–hard LeetCode problems consistently.
  • Prepare strong Leadership Principle stories using STAR format.
  • Practice explaining your approach clearly and calmly.

Their background

Software Engineer with 1.8 years of experience in building scalable applications and strong proficiency in DSA.

Round by round

  1. 1

    Technical Round 1 (DSA Round)60 min

    Round 1 was an online DSA-focused interview with two SDE-1s.I solved two problems

  2. 2

    Technical Round 2 (DSA + Leadership Principles)60 min

    Round 2 was an online interview conducted by two SDE-2s. I was asked to solve the problems Maximum Consecutive Good Numbers and Find Peak Element. After completing the coding portion, the interviewers moved on to Leadership Principle (LP) questions. I wasn’t very confident about my performance, so the results felt uncertain, but to my surprise, I ended up clearing the round after a long 30-day wait.

  3. 3

    Bar Raiser Round45 min

    The Bar Raiser round included one grid-based DP problem similar to Unique Paths. The interviewer asked multiple LP questions, the round ended early.

What came up

Medium HardRemote1 2 years

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

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