Status: Spring 2020 grad, BS IT related (not CS)
Position: SDE 1 at Amazon
Location: Seattle, WA
Data: November 13, 2019
Online Assessment
- OA 1 - Debugging
- OA 2 - Technical
- https://leetcode.com/problems/search-a-2d-matrix-ii/
- https://leetcode.com/problems/critical-connections-in-a-network/ (Couldn’t solve it, only wrote comments about approach)
- OA 3 - Work Simulation & Logical Reasoning
3轮VO
第一轮
- SDEII
- LP - Time when you were working on a project on a time constraint
- https://leetcode.com/problems/best-time-to-buy-and-sell-stock/ (Easy)
- Follow up - https://leetcode.com/problems/best-time-to-buy-and-sell-stock-iv/ (Hard)
The interviewer verbally explained the coding question and did not copy/paste the question to the LiveCode. This gave me a hard time understanding the problem to begin with, due to his accent and poor mic audio.
第二轮
- SDEII
- LP - Time when you didn’t meet a deadline
- https://leetcode.com/problems/super-ugly-number/ (Medium)
The interviewer was a nice guy but I once again struggled with the coding question. I was able to give the correct approach but couldn’t implement it due to time.
第三轮
- Engineering Manager 6+ years
- Discussion about front-end vs back-end
- LP - Time when you needed help from somebody
- OOD - Design a DMV office, implement an algorithm that places a customer at the best window
Received a sad thank you letter in 2 business days. They send out results usually on Wednesdays.
Timeline
10/1: Application submitted
10/9: Completed OA1
10/16: Completed OA2
10/23: Completed OA3
10/31: Invitation for Final Round
11/12: Confirmation for Final Round
11/18: Final Interview
11/20: Received rejection