124 write-ups · 589 questions

Amazon SDE 1 interview experience

Every Amazon SDE 1 interview written up on the site: the rounds, the questions asked, how candidates prepared and whether they got the offer.

Amazon SDE 1 interviews at a glance

Worked out from the 124 Amazon SDE 1 write-ups on this site.

interview write-ups
124
got an offer (of 49 with a known result)
65%
median experience
1.2 yrs
latest write-up
Oct 2026

What the rounds test

  • Data Structures & Algorithms392 · 67%
  • Behavioral143 · 24%
  • System Design38 · 6%
  • Other16 · 3%

Question difficulty

  • Easy19 · 9%
  • Medium132 · 63%
  • Hard57 · 27%

Roles covered

Locations

Bangalore (14) · Hyderabad (7) · US (4) · AUTA (4) · Seattle (2)

Questions asked more than once at Amazon SDE 1

  1. Word Ladder5×
  2. Trapping Rain Water5×
  3. LRU Cache5×
  4. Search in Rotated Sorted Array4×
  5. Sliding Window Maximum4×
  6. Edit Distance3×
  7. Number of Islands3×
  8. Design a Rate Limiter2×

Amazon SDE 1 interview experiences1–15 of 124

Questions asked in Amazon SDE 1 interviews

  1. 01

    Word Ladder

    Data Structures & Algorithms · Medium · asked 5 times

  2. 02

    Trapping Rain Water

    Data Structures & Algorithms · Medium · asked 5 times

  3. 03

    LRU Cache

    Data Structures & Algorithms · Medium · asked 5 times

  4. 04

    Search in Rotated Sorted Array

    Data Structures & Algorithms · Medium · asked 4 times

  5. 05

    Sliding Window Maximum

    Data Structures & Algorithms · Hard · asked 4 times

  6. 06

    Edit Distance

    Data Structures & Algorithms · Medium · asked 3 times

  7. 07

    Number of Islands

    Data Structures & Algorithms · Medium · asked 3 times

  8. 08

    Design a Rate Limiter

    System Design · asked 2 times

  9. 09

    Rotten Oranges Variation

    Data Structures & Algorithms · Medium · asked 2 times

  10. 10

    Maximal Square

    Data Structures & Algorithms · Medium · asked 2 times

  11. 11

    Lowest Common Ancestor of a Binary Tree

    Data Structures & Algorithms · Medium · asked 2 times

  12. 12

    Open the Lock

    Data Structures & Algorithms · asked 2 times

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Amazon SDE 1 interview FAQ

What does the Amazon SDE 1 interview focus on?

Across 124 Amazon SDE 1 interview experiences shared on Interview Experiences, the questions asked were mostly data structures & algorithms (67% of reported questions), behavioral (24% of reported questions), system design (6% of reported questions).

How hard is the Amazon SDE 1 interview?

Candidates rated most Amazon SDE 1 questions as medium (63% of rated questions). Easy: 9%, Medium: 63%, Hard: 27%.

What share of candidates got a Amazon SDE 1 offer?

65% of the 49 candidates who reported their result received an offer. People who share their experience are not a random sample, so treat this as a rough guide.

Which questions come up most in Amazon SDE 1 interviews?

Questions reported more than once include "Word Ladder", "Trapping Rain Water", "LRU Cache", "Search in Rotated Sorted Array", "Sliding Window Maximum".

How much experience did Amazon SDE 1 candidates have?

The median candidate had 1.2 years of experience.

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