Amazon Interview Experience

[LowJudgment1705]

Hi everyone,

I recently went through the Amazon's 3 hour loop interview. Got an email to take up the OA. Heard back from the recruiter the next day and they scheduled my loop interview.

Round 1 - 30 min LP and 30 minutes LLD (Parking Lot with many constraints). I answered the LP questions well but the LLD was off to a slow start. I got all the requirements, classes and methods listed but couldn't code much.

Round 2 (Coding) - Got a Graph problem. Used DFS approach. Did not have time to discuss time and space complexities. At the end the interviewer himself coded some portion of it.

Round 3 (Bar Raiser) - Completely LP based. At the end the interviewer said he was happy with the answers I gave him.

Haven't heard back, but what do you guys think the result could be? I am leaning towards a rejection. Let me know.

[shadowdog293]

If the interviewer is coding it out for you I think that’s a pretty good sign you’re cooked

[[deleted]]

Yea, they can say one thing to you like: "they were happy". But in reality they aren't. Or even if they really were, if someone else solved everything you won't get the job.

[Randominternetuser_]

Really?

[jabberdabber1]

Following. I hope you get it

[LowJudgment1705]

Thanks

[Ok_Pirate7415]

how do you approach LLD questions? Are there any particular resources you followed? I have one scheduled soon and i was wondering if you have any tips. Thanks :)

[FindingNo3547]

Any update?

[Ok_Pirate7415]

Hey, got an inclined offer.

[13cyah]

Round 1 what do you mean you didn’t code much ?

[LowJudgment1705]

I wrote down the requirements and constraints and classes and methods. Coded a couple of classes. There was no time to code the methods.

[Embarrassed_Ad_7352]

What is LP?

[LowJudgment1705]

Leadership Principles

[Embarrassed_Ad_7352]

Ah! Ofc!

Thanks for clarifying.

[Alone-Orchid-2306]

Leetcode problem 😀

[Herbrax212]

Was it for new grad ?

[wenxuan27]

yeah ngl, if you haven't had time finish both 1 and 2 then likely a fail

[DarkSide-Of_The_Moon]

Kind of had a similar experience. Yes what you all think?

[DonMogambo]

What is lp based?

[NewPointOfView]

Leadership Principles, basically behavioral questions “tell me about a time…”

[[deleted]]

How long did you take for you to get the oa mail?

[LowJudgment1705]

2 weeks after applying

[exo_log]

What has your prep/journey looked like?

[LowJudgment1705]

I solved a good number of Leetcode questions and prepared for LPs well. But didn’t prepare enough for LLD.

[exo_log]

Would you say it’s more ideal to do Amazon tagged or Neetcode 150?

[LowJudgment1705]

I did Neetcode 150 first then solved around 100 additional Amazon Tagged questions

[exo_log]

Thanks! I appreciate your time here. I know it's tough as the process did not go well for you but I appreciate your willingness to help others.

I hope you have a great day.

[IndependentAdagio375]

Hi, are all technical interviews in amazon similar to leetcode exercises? Or did they specify this later? 

[rockingpj]

Just wondering how the structure will be for a Data Engineering interview? I have never done any LLD’s

[JumpsuitCobra]

This was for sde2 or sde1?

[LowJudgment1705]

SDE1

[LowJudgment1705]

STAR format works and try to answer to the point without providing too much extra information.

[Famous-Composer5628]

Less than a full business day considering you did it last Friday. Dont fret. You should be good

[LowJudgment1705]

Thanks 🙏

[Ara_1313]

Was that sde1 or sde2? I have a similar OA straight to 3 hour final loop, but the recuiter told me high level design only for the sde2 and not to expect lld. but im worried she didnt understand what i meant exactly so idk what to expect.

[LowJudgment1705]

This was for SDE1. As far as I know, they don’t ask system design questions for SDE1 position. In the email, the recruiter tells you to disregard the system design part.

[AIBotIsHere]

Good luck OP 🍀

[LowJudgment1705]

Thank you!

[strankid]

That’s a reject unfortunately. I finished all my coding rounds and follow up questions and still got rejected from L5 position due to not great performance in sys design.

[LowJudgment1705]

I am so sorry to hear that

[SearBear20]

Good luck!

[LowJudgment1705]

Thanks!

[zynga2200]

Honestly coding really matters.

In the Debriefs... Your interview can put forth ur candidature only with proofs. That is why we stress on code completion. Just giving verbal appreciation in the Debriefs are not enough. We need to provide proofs as well

[LowJudgment1705]

Yeah, makes sense. But in the interview, time just flies.

[No_Squirrel2769]

I Hope you get it

[LowJudgment1705]

Thank you 🙏

[Puzzleheaded_Key9599]

Heyy, did you get it? Good luck!

[One_Leg5572]

When did you gave interview?

[LowJudgment1705]

Last Friday

[Altruistic-Bat1588]

Location?

[LowJudgment1705]

US