11 questions · from 3 interviews

Aws interview questions

Every question candidates reported from their Aws interviews, most frequently asked first. Each links to the write-up it came from, so you can see the round and how it went.

Aws coding and DSA questions

  1. 01

    LRU Cache

    The classic LeetCode problem 'LRU Cache'.

    From AWS | SDE II | March 2025 | Selected

  2. 02

    Copy list with random pointer

    The LeetCode problem 'Copy list with random pointer'.

    From AWS | SDE II | March 2025 | Selected

  3. 03

    Identify Patient Zero

    A problem to identify 'Patient Zero', similar to the linked LeetCode discuss post.

    From AWS | SDE II | March 2025 | Selected

  4. 04

    Most Frequent Page Switches

    Given a log entry as input, determine the most frequent page switches. This was a DSA question in a bar raiser round.

    From AWS Dublin || Sde2 interview experience March 2025

  5. 05

    Package Dependency Installer

    Given a map of software packages and their dependencies, for example: A depends on B, C B depends on D, E, F C depends on F F depends on G H depends on I, J J depends on G The task is to write a class or method that can install an individual package, ensuring…

    From SDE AWS Dublin || Phone Screen || October 2024 || Reject

Aws system design questions

  1. 01

    Design a Weather Forecasting Website

    High-Level Design (HLD) for a weather forecasting website. I came up with a good design in a short time, though I missed incorporating a load balancer.

    From AWS Dublin || Sde2 interview experience March 2025

Aws behavioural and HR questions

  1. 01

    Tell me about a situation where you delivered and exceeded expectations.

    Tell me about a situation where you delivered and exceeded expectations.

    From AWS | SDE II | March 2025 | Selected

  2. 02

    Tell me about a hard technical problem you needed to solve and how you approached it.

    Tell me about a hard technical problem you needed to solve and how you approached it.

    From AWS | SDE II | March 2025 | Selected

  3. 03

    Tell me about a time where you needed to make a decision without clear/enough information/data.

    Tell me about a time where you needed to make a decision without clear/enough information/data.

    From AWS | SDE II | March 2025 | Selected

  4. 04

    Tell me about a time where you disagreed with your manager/PM on some important matter/decision.

    Tell me about a time where you disagreed with your manager/PM on some important matter/decision.

    From AWS | SDE II | March 2025 | Selected

Aws other questions

  1. 01

    Object-Oriented Design Principles

    An object-oriented design question to check logical and maintainable coding practices, with no emphasis on DSA. Follow-up discussions involved applying inheritance.

    From AWS Dublin || Sde2 interview experience March 2025

Aws interview questions FAQ

What questions are asked in Aws interviews?

Candidates reported 11 distinct questions across 3 Aws interviews. 5 coding and DSA questions, 1 system design questions, 4 behavioural and HR questions, 1 other questions.