Amazon SDE Interview Expierence - 2025 Batch | Verdict - SELECTED ✅
Summary
Cracked Amazon SDE role off-campus after a multi-round interview process that included coding challenges and leadership principles discussions.
Full Experience
Applied through Amazon's career portal and received an OA with two medium-level coding problems. Cleared the OA and went through several rescheduled technical interviews. In the first technical round, solved two variations of LeetCode problems. The second round involved a linked list sorting problem with multiple follow-up variations. The final round focused on leadership principles and a combination sum problem. Successfully navigated all stages and received an offer.
Interview Questions (4)
Task Scheduler Variation
Solve a variation of the task scheduler problem where you need to schedule tasks with cooldown periods, similar to the LeetCode problem 'Task Scheduler'.
String Duplication Removal
Solve a variation of the problem where you need to remove all adjacent duplicates in a string, similar to the LeetCode problem 'Remove All Adjacent Duplicates in String II'.
Linked List Sorting
Sort a singly linked list, similar to the LeetCode problem 'Sort List'. The problem included multiple follow-up variations such as sorting in ascending/descending order, by number of set bits, and by number of zeros.
Combination Sum Variation
Solve a variation of the combination sum problem, similar to the LeetCode problem 'Combination Sum'. The problem required a brute force approach followed by an optimized backtracking solution.
Preparation Tips
Used Striver's sheet for technical interview preparation and focused on understanding Amazon's leadership principles. Reviewed interview experiences and resources to gain insights into the interview process and expected questions.