Cracking Amazon's Software Engineer Interview: Team Division Challenge Success

amazon | Software Engineer | Interview Experience

Interview Date: Not specified
Result: Passed
Difficulty: Not specified

Interview Process

The interview included multiple rounds where I was tasked with solving algorithmic problems. Initially, I faced challenges with timeouts on certain cases, which impacted my performance. However, I was able to successfully reconstruct an interval list, although I ran out of time for some cases. In the end, I was fortunate to pass the interview.

Technical Questions

  1. Given a series of inputs, each consisting of age and score, divide them into two teams. (Heap, Priority Queue, Greedy)
  2. Given some start and end times which appear in pairs. (Sweep Line, Interval, Counting)

Tips & Insights

Be prepared for time constraints and practice managing your time effectively during coding challenges.