Amazon SDE Intern Application Process

I didn't get the offer, but I hope the info can help others.

  • Applied: Oct 18
  • OA Received: Dec 17
  • OA Completed: Dec 19
  • Interview Invite: Feb 6
  • Interview: Feb 18
  • Rejection: Feb 20

Focus on the leadership principles. They are extremely important for Amazon.

Behavioral Questions in interview: - Tell me about a project that had lots of complexities and a short time frame. - Tell me about a time you missed a deadline.

Technical Question: - LRU Cache

I screwed up on that I had near zero leetcode knowledge before interview invite. I basically was trying to learn DSA in 1 week, so I was never going to pass. I got the right implementation, and explained my thought process, but wasn't able to code fast enough. Interview ended after I wrote the code for the doubly linked list.

Behavioral lasted 40 minutes for me, so many follow up questions on the first one, diving deep into the project. I think I nailed the behavioral, but it taking that long fucked me on the technical.

For those wondering how to get to interview stage, I don't know how I did. I go to a t40 school, no prior internships. I do have some leadership experiences, as well multiple research experiences. I have also won awards at a couple hackathons.

Make sure your resume is formatted well. Use Overleaf to help with this.

ig now I just learn leetcode and system design so that I'm actually ready for faang interviews for new grad next year. never even thought I'd be considered for Amazon, or some other cool companies this year (especially with the market), so pretty hopeful

Edit: I know a lot of people are confused that they are "no longer under consideration" after receiving the OA. This is standard Amazon practice. They moved you from a public facing Job ID to an internal Job ID. I applied to 2808739 (public ID), and got shifted to 2818755 (internal ID).

I also never had a recruiter reach out to me in this whole process like others did. I had to email Amazon at [email protected].

Edit 2: If you want to see how a technical interview actually goes, you can watch the video by the guy who made the interviewcoder cheat tool. I don't recommend you using a tool like this unless you're already goated at leetcode, and a little hint is all you need. but if ur like me, it's useless, don't try it. Link: amazon real technical interview

Edit 3: send me a dm if u want to see my resume

Edit 4: I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND doing like the top 75-100 Leetcode problems by frequency in the Amazon section. 90% you'll get a question from here. Just pay the $35 for leetcode premium (or steal your friend's). it'll pay for itself if you get the internship, just do it.