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Amazon SDE 1 | 2024 Batch | Feb 2025

Round 1 (Technical)

Questions:

  1. Given a list of strings, segregate the strings as groups of the same anagram.
  2. Next Greater Element in a circular array.
  3. Leadership Principle question: Something I did beyond my work scope.
Candidate's Approach
  • For the first problem, the candidate solved it and provided the expected solution.
  • For the second problem, the candidate struggled initially but provided an approach that satisfied the interviewer after some discussion.
  • The candidate answered the leadership principle question satisfactorily.
Interviewer's Feedback
  • The interviewers were satisfied with the candidate's answer to the leadership principle question.
  • They showed some persistence in getting the candidate to think of a different approach for the second problem.

Round 2 (Technical)

Questions:

  1. Allocate Minimum Pages.
  2. Minimum Path Sum in Binary Tree.
  3. Leadership Principle question: Something I struggled to do.
Candidate's Approach
  • For the first problem, the candidate provided the expected approach but struggled with coding due to self-doubt.
  • For the second problem, the candidate initially provided an incorrect code but was able to identify and correct the mistake during a dry run, although this affected their overall impression.
Interviewer's Feedback
  • The interviewers did not seem to care much about the candidate's answer to the leadership principle question.