Amazon University Talent Acquisition, Software Dev Engineer I interview experience.

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Software Dev Engineer I
April 20, 20253 reads

Summary

I interviewed for a Software Development Engineer I role at Amazon and successfully completed three rounds focusing on Data Structures & Algorithms and Behavioral questions.

Full Experience

Background

  • Education: Tier 1 IIT, CPI: 8.25
  • Experience: 8 months

Applied via Career website, got OA in 2 days, completed in 5 days, HR scheduled interviews in 4 days.

Interview Process

  • Round 1 :7/4/25

  • Intro + 2 DSA

  • Binary Search Problem : https://leetcode.com/problems/capacity-to-ship-packages-within-d-days/description/

  • Delete node from BST

  • Round 2: 11/4/25

  • Intro + 2 DSA + 2 behavioral

    1. Topological Sort Problem: Implement a topological sort algorithm to solve a problem similar to the Course Scheduler problem.
    1. Minimum Absolute Difference Problem: Given two arrays and a variable X, find the minimum absolute difference abs(X - a - b), where a is an element from the first array and b is an element from the second array.
  • Behavioral: Experience About a Blocker in a Project, Anything Done Out of Responsibility

  • Round 3: 21/4/25

  • Intro + 1 DP problem + 2 Behavioral

Interview Questions (6)

Q1
Capacity To Ship Packages Within D Days
Data Structures & Algorithms

Binary Search problem, as found at the provided LeetCode link.

Q2
Delete Node in a BST
Data Structures & Algorithms

Implement a function to delete a node from a Binary Search Tree (BST) while maintaining its properties.

Q3
Topological Sort (Course Scheduler variant)
Data Structures & Algorithms

Implement a topological sort algorithm to solve a problem similar to the Course Scheduler problem.

Q4
Minimum Absolute Difference with Two Arrays and Target Sum
Data Structures & Algorithms

Given two arrays and a variable X, find the minimum absolute difference abs(X - a - b), where a is an element from the first array and b is an element from the second array.

Q5
Experience about a blocker in a project
Behavioral

Discuss a situation where you encountered a significant blocker during a project and how you addressed it.

Q6
Anything done out of responsibility
Behavioral

Describe an instance where you took initiative or went beyond your assigned duties due to a sense of responsibility.

Preparation Tips

Key Takeaways

  • DSA: Time + space complexity equally weighted with solutions.
  • Behavioral: Focus on problem-solving and initiative.
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