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Software Development Engineer (SDE) Interview Experience - United Kingdom

February 1, 2025
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Process

I completed the OA part 1. There will be a practical test before the real start. Then, you will have 70 minutes to complete two coding assessments. You do not need to turn on your laptop camera.

Questions

Coding Problem 1: Minimum Starting Health Calculation

Problem Statement: Determine the minimum starting health required for a player to win the game. Given an array of enemy attack powers (power) and an armor value (armor), the player takes damage in each round, but the armor can negate the highest attack once.

Coding Problem 2: Optimal Warehouse Placement

Problem Statement: Given an array centers representing the positions of distribution centers, determine the optimal placement of two warehouses such that the sum of distances from each distribution center to its nearest warehouse is minimized.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 32 interview experiences for the Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE) role in United Kingdom.

Success Rate

28%
Pass Rate

Amazon's interview process for their Software Development Engineer (SDE) roles in the United Kingdom is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive69%
Neutral25%
Negative6%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Amazon's Software Development Engineer (SDE) interview process in United Kingdom.

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