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Amazon | SDE-1 | Bangalore | Dec 2024 [ Offer ]

Application and Online Assessment (OA)

Questions:


Round 1: DSA Only

Questions:

Candidate's Approach

The candidate approached the first question by discussing the properties of ArrayList and LinkedList, considering the trade-offs between them. For the second question, they applied the standard backtracking technique, explaining the recursive nature of the solution.

Interviewer's Feedback

No feedback provided.


Round 2: Coding + Leadership Principles (LP)

Questions:

Leadership Principles Questions: Two questions based on the candidate's internship and full-time experiences.

Candidate's Approach

The candidate explained their approach for both coding questions, detailing the sliding window technique for the first and the Trie structure for the second. They emphasized the importance of explaining the dry run and time complexity during the coding process.

Interviewer's Feedback

No feedback provided.


Round 3: Bar Raiser

Questions:

Candidate's Approach

The candidate explained their approach to the DSA question, focusing on the use of maps for efficient lookups and string manipulations. They also prepared for the leadership principles questions by reflecting on their past experiences.

Interviewer's Feedback

No feedback provided.


Final Status

Result: Selected 🎉 Received an email from the recruiter a week later with the job offer.


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