Amazon

Role: SDE-I

College: Not Specified

Interview Date: Online Assessment first, then technical interviews scheduled. (Published Aug 12, 2025)

Interview Type: Off-Campus (Full-Time)

Result: Not Specified

Difficulty: Medium

Rounds: Online Assessment + 3 rounds

Topics Asked: Data Structures (Arrays), Algorithms (Brute Force, Optimization), Behavioral (Leadership Principles - Learn and Be Curious, Dive Deep, Conflict Resolution, Feedback, Learning)

Experience:

This is an Amazon SDE-I Off-Campus interview experience from 2025.

Round 1 (Online Assessment): The assessment consisted of two questions—one medium and one hard—both of which needed to be completed. After successfully completing the test, the recruiter contacted the candidate within two days to schedule two technical interviews.

Round 2 (Technical Interview): This was a 60-minute round that began with introductions, followed by coding questions. One question asked was "Count Complete Subarrays in an Array". The candidate was required to implement the solution starting from a brute force approach, then optimize it, perform a dry run on each approach, and explain the time and space complexities in detail. After the coding question, two Leadership Principle (LP) questions were asked, focusing on "Learn and Be Curious" and "Dive Deep".

Round 3 (Technical Interview): This was another 60-minute round that also started with introductions and then proceeded to coding questions. (Specific questions for this round were not detailed in the snippet).

Bar Raiser Round: This was a 60-minute discussion round where the interviewer was primarily interested in the work the candidate had done in their previous company. The interviewer asked 4 to 5 LP questions, including topics like current working role and responsibility, the last time a deep dive into a bug or task was required, the last time there was a conflict with a co-worker/manager, how feedback is handled, and the last time something not required at the job was learned.

Note: The experience emphasized that LP questions are as important as the coding part, strongly recommending early preparation for them.