Amazon interview notes, page 99 of 159

“Classic interval scheduling problem.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Amazon, Online Assessment (OA) round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“I spent the first minute just thinking about how different this is from adding, say, a new snack category.” The rest of the author's notes on Product Manager interview at Amazon, Onsite - Product Sense / Strategy round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“Pretty straightforward once you see it.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Amazon, Technical Phone Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“Sorting by start was the obvious first move and I got there quickly.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Amazon, Technical Phone Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“I basically panicked for a day before realizing I couldn't cover everything and something had to give.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Amazon, Recruiter / HR Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“This one's tricky because Amazon is all about customer obsession, so saying 'no' to a customer feels like you're walking into a trap.” The rest of the author's notes on Product Manager interview at Amazon, Onsite - Behavioral / Leadership round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“Looks like a bus stop shortest path problem at first glance but the multi-query angle changes things.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Amazon, Technical Phone Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“This is the one I overprepared for and still fumbled parts of.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Amazon, Onsite - Behavioral / Leadership round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“It's two sum.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Amazon, Technical Phone Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“The key thing nobody tells you before these rounds: they don't want breadth, they want you to pick a layer and go five levels deep.” The rest of the author's notes on Research Scientist interview at Amazon, Onsite - System Design / Architecture round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.