Here is a thread to discuss all recent Amazon SDE1 or New Grad interview questions. I request everyone to stick to coding questions + behavioral questions only and if you dont remember the exact coding question, mention the data structure.

Hi everyone,
I have an Amazon SDE 2 interview coming up in the next two weeks. I’d really appreciate any pointers on where I can find the most recently asked interview questions (coding, system design, LPs, etc.) and recent interview experiences.
If you’ve gone through the process recently or know good sources (Reddit threads, LeetCode Discuss, Blind, etc.), please share. It would be a huge help!
Thanks in advance 🙏

Hi everyone, I recently went through the Amazon SDE-2 interview process, and I wanted to share my experience here. I hope this helps someone preparing for their interviews!

Timeline

• Technical Screening: Nov 7

• Interviews Scheduled: Dec 12 and Dec 13 (I opted for split days for better focus).

Round 1: Low-Level Design (LLD)

This was about building a basic calculator with a focus on extensibility, allowing additional features to be added easily. The interviewer was looking for clean design principles, modularity, and scalability.

Round 2: High-Level Design (HLD)

The second round was intense! I was asked to design an Amazon Ads Server system. The discussion went on for about 1 hour and 25 minutes. It could have gone longer, but I had to pause the session as my laptop battery was dying. After this round, I really thought that I was coming closer to my dream.

Round 3: Data Structure Problem

The question was to build a tree-like data structure to represent human relationships. Initially, I found the problem a bit tricky since it wasn’t worded directly, but I eventually clarified my doubts and came up with a solution that convinced the interviewer.

Round 4: Bar Raiser

This was the most unique and unexpected round. It started with a discussion about a recent project I worked on at my current job, focusing on areas for improvement. The conversation lasted about 35 minutes and was followed by a coding question:

• I was asked to write logic for a library to calculate API response times and show the average response times. I thought I did pretty well in this round too.

For coding, just keep solving Amazon tagged questions on Leetcode. That's pretty much enough.

For low level and high level, I saw videos by Jordan Has No Life, Gaurav Sen, Concept & Coding and Hello Interview. I spend most of my time on system design because I knew this is going to be the make or break round along with the bar raiser.

Apart from this, it is very important that you focus on Leadership principles. Try to include architectural work in each and every story that you're building from your past experiences because that really helped me. Your story should be from your work full-time work experiences and not from projects/internships. They should sound like they are coming from someone who's worked for about 4 - 6 years and not from a junior engineer. They want someone who really worked at the design level and not just making some random improvements to the old code. I spent most of my time on leadership principles and system design, and that turned out to be fruitful in the end.

If you're preparing for a similar interview, be ready for anything. Make sure you can talk about your past work in detail. And don't forget to charge your laptop!

Good luck!

I've been tracking Amazon interview questions from various sources (Leetcode discussions, Glassdoor, Blind) over the past few months. Here's what I've noticed: Amazon has been consistently asking questions that revolve around core algorithms - they keep the fundamental approach the same but change the problem scenario/framing. Amazon is actually one of the most repetitive companies when it comes to interviews - if you're applying for fresher SDE roles, it's relatively easier compared to other FAANGs. They stick to their core question patterns. It can get a bit trickier at senior levels, but for entry positions, the pattern is pretty clear.

Important Pattern I've Observed:

The questions I've listed below are algorithms that have been appearing frequently. Even if they frame the question differently in your actual interview, there's a good chance the underlying algorithm comes from one of these.

I recently gave my AWS SA interview and in the first round got asked something similar to LC 661 (Image Smoother). So yeah, these patterns do show up.

Questions That Have Appeared Recently:

[186] Reverse Words in a String II

[534] Game Play Analysis III

[536] Construct Binary Tree from String

[545] Boundary of Binary Tree

[579] Find Cumulative Salary of an Employee

[663] Equal Tree Partition

[694] Number of Distinct Islands

[711] Number of Distinct Islands II

[675] Cut Off Trees for Golf Event

[460] LFU Cache

[239] Sliding Window Maximum

[725] Split Linked List in Parts

[640] Solve the Equation

[553] Optimal Division

[532] K-diff Pairs in an Array

[119] Pascal's Triangle II

[451] Sort Characters By Frequency

Note: The numbers in brackets are the LeetCode problem numbers - you can directly search for them on LeetCode to find the questions.

My Recommendation:

If you have an upcoming Amazon interview, just go through these questions. Maybe they show up, maybe they don't - but you'll be better prepared. Focus on understanding the core algorithmic patterns rather than rote memorization.

Good luck with your prep!

I'll be posting similar compilations for other FAANG companies soon, so stick around if this was helpful.

( leetwho.com has recent interview questions for both DSA and system design if you want to practice before your interview)