Software Development Engineer (SDE) Interview Experience - San Jose, California
Process
3 Rounds total.
I applied for the role in September 2024 and received the Online Assessment (OA) in March 2025 from the recruiter.
- Round 1: Technical + Behavioral
- Round 2: Technical + Behavioral
- Round 3: Bar raiser
The OA had two questions and was a little hard. I was able to clear all test cases for the first question and 7 out of 15 for the second question.
I received a response scheduling an interview for April.
The interviewer was really nice and had a lot of patience.
- Q1 Tech: Binary tree, print in zigzag. I was barely able to finish it. I knew the logic but couldn't code it completely.
- Q2 & Q3 Behavior: I did pretty well on both.
I got a rejection email two days later.
Questions
Binary tree, print in zigzag fashion.
Tell me a time when you had to deep dive into a problem.
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Amazon Work Experiences
- 3.0Work at AmazonSoftware Development Engineer (SDE) • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesSeptember 26, 2025Pros: It's a great place to learn and implement new features.Cons: Not more flexible, and work stress depends on the team.
- 5.0Great Work, Tricky GrowthSoftware Development Engineer (SDE) • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesJune 25, 2025Pros: Great work and interesting projects.Cons: Growth might be tricky in some teams.
- 3.0Great to grow skills, not so good to retain talentSoftware Development Engineer (SDE) • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesAugust 18, 2024Pros: Great place to develop skills to a high level. Lots of learning and mentoring opportunities. With the right ownership and actions, you can have a big impact on the business. Great benefits, including private health insurance and general health support. Covers relocation expenses. Fair parental leave.Cons: - One size fits all return to office policy. - Leadership is having constant re-orgs, and people will be moved to other products or reshuffled. - The promotion process sucks, is bureaucratic as hell, and has gaps. - Talent retention is pretty bad.
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