I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Berlin) in May 2024
Interview
I applied online. The recruiter reached out via email where I received a HackerRank link for Online Assessment. It consisted of:
Coding assessment (average time: 70 minutes)
Workstyles Assessment (average time: 15 minutes)
Work Simulation (average time: 60 minutes)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Coding Question 1: RegEx Matching problem
Coding Question 2: Array related problem.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Tel Aviv-Yafo)
Interview
The online assignment consists of 2 parts.
First part: 4 LeetCode-style questions. The LeetCode questions were 1 easy and 3 medium/ hard. 2-hour time limit.
Second part: work simulation. Consisted of three sessions with no time limits. At the start of each session, you are presented with your role and your teammates' and their roles. Then you are getting "emails" from your co-workers, and you need to decide how to answer from a few options.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You are given an array of **n** cards, all initially with value **0**. You need to perform **q** updates on this array.
Each update follows a specific pattern:
- For an update **(i, x)**, add **x** to the element at index **i**, add **(x-1)** to elements at indices **(i-1)** and **(i+1)** if they exist, add **(x-2)** to elements at indices **(i-2)** and **(i+2)** if they exist, and so on — until the value to be added becomes **0 or negative**.
- Formally, for each update **(i, x)**, modify the array as:
$$arr[j] = arr[j] + (x - |j - i|) \quad \text{for all } j \text{ where } |j-i| < x \text{ and } 0 \leq j < n$$
After all **q** updates are applied, return the final state of the array.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Amazon (Asti) in Oct 2025
Interview
Ho partecipato all'Online Assessment per la posizione di Graduate SDE. Il processo è stato ben organizzato con comunicazioni chiare e tempistiche rispettate.
L'OA consisteva in problemi di coding su piattaforma dedicata, con esercizi di media difficoltà focalizzati su algoritmi e strutture dati. Gli argomenti includevano manipolazione di array, stringhe, e problemi classici simili a quelli di LeetCode. Il tempo assegnato era adeguato per chi ha una buona preparazione su algoritmi fondamentali.
La piattaforma era intuitiva e permetteva di testare il codice con diversi test case prima della submission finale. L'ambiente di sviluppo supportava i principali linguaggi di programmazione con syntax highlighting e debug tools.
Unica nota negativa: Dopo il completamento dell'OA non ho ricevuto feedback dettagliato sulle performance o sulle aree di miglioramento. Un riscontro anche breve sarebbe stato prezioso per la crescita professionale.
Nel complesso, un'esperienza positiva che riflette la professionalità dell'azienda nel processo di selezione.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Tel Aviv)
Interview
The online assessment for the Graduate Software Development Engineer role has two coding problems, a workstyle questionnaire, and a work simulation. The coding problems are LeetCode-style (medium difficulty), the workstyle part is about how you align with Amazon’s Leadership Principles, and the work simulation tests how you’d handle real workplace scenarios. Overall, it’s a mix of technical and behavioral evaluation.
