J'ai passé un entretien chez Amazon (Vancouver, BC)
Entretien
Interview process: Online assessment, followed by a recruiter screen, then four technical rounds — two coding interviews focusing on algorithms and problem-solving, one coding interview like low level system design, and one system-design interview evaluating architecture and scalability choices.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
1. Anagram Combination Counting Problem
Given a list of words and sentences, determine how many unique sentences can be formed by replacing each word with any of its anagrams.
Example:
words = [‘listen’, ‘silent’, ‘it’, ‘is’]
sentences = [‘listen it is silent’, ‘listen it is silent listen’]
output = [4, 8]
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2. Implementing a File-System “find” Command
Imagine implementing something like the Unix find command in a high-level language.
Write code that can handle queries such as:
• Find all files over 5 MB under a directory
• Find all XML files under a directory
• Advanced: files whose extension is Java OR all XML files with size between 5MB and 10MB
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3. Currency Conversion Problem
Given a log of currency conversion rates (e.g., USD→EUR, EUR→GBP), write a function that converts between any two currencies.
Example entries:
{“from”:“USD”, “to”:“EUR”, “rate”:1.1}
{“from”:“EUR”, “to”:“GBP”, “rate”:1.2}
Meaning 1 USD = 1.32 GBP.
4: system design: book store review api
J'ai postulé en ligne. J'ai passé un entretien chez Amazon (Belo Horizonte, )
Entretien
The interview process for a Software Development Engineer II (SDE II) role at Amazon typically consists of three main stages:
HR Screening
The process begins with an initial conversation with a recruiter. This discussion focuses on your background, experience, and overall fit for the role. You may also go over basic behavioral questions aligned with Amazon’s Leadership Principles, along with details about the team and position.
Online Assessment (OA)
Candidates who pass the initial screening are invited to complete an online assessment. This stage generally includes:
Data structures and algorithms coding problems
Logical reasoning or work simulation tasks (in some cases)
Basic system design or debugging questions (role-dependent)
The goal is to evaluate problem-solving skills, coding ability, and efficiency.
Technical Interview (Live Coding)
The final stage involves one or more live technical interviews. These are typically conducted via an online coding platform and may include:
Solving algorithmic problems in real time
Explaining your thought process clearly
Writing clean, efficient, and correct code
Answering follow-up questions and optimizing your solution
I completed an initial recruiter screening and then moved forward to the online assessment (OA). I didn’t prepare ahead of time, and the assessment consisted of two LeetCode medium-level problems. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to solve them successfully and did not pass the OA stage.
J'ai postulé en ligne. Le processus a pris 2 semaines. J'ai passé un entretien chez Amazon (Madrid)
Entretien
was hard, but not something crazy, good interviewers, it was behavioural questions and after technical. There is first online interview, then 1 hr, tech, then 4 hrs of tech interview.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
The situation where I felt stuck what did I do how I solved?
