01 What method do you use to find the missing number in an integer array of 1 to 100? SOFTWARE DEVELOPER 02 Here at Amazon, our developers work with Java quite a bit. Tell me how you find duplicate numbers in an array in Java containing multiple duplicates? SOFTWARE DEVELOPER 03 How do you find the starting node of a cycle if a link contains a cycle? SOFTWARE DEVELOPER 04 Based on your experience, what's the best way to find a node that begins with two single link lists? SOFTWARE DEVELOPER 05 How do you approach implementing an LRU Cache in your favorite programming language? SOFTWARE DEVELOPER 06 What is your experience with implementing a Binary Search Algorithm without recursion? SOFTWARE DEVELOPER 07 Can you walk me through the meaning behind a Depth First Search Algorithm for a binary tree? SOFTWARE DEVELOPER 08 Describe how do you implement an insertion sort algorithm. What is the easiest way to do it? SOFTWARE DEVELOPER 09 Amazon software developers use a variety of different sorting algorithms. Tell me the difference between a Comparison and Non-Comparison Sorting Algorithm. SOFTWARE DEVELOPER 10 Can you list the important categories of software development for me? SOFTWARE DEVELOPER 11 At a high level, describe what the software development life cycle process is. SOFTWARE DEVELOPER 12 What is verification and validation, and why it is important? SOFTWARE DEVELOPER 13 If hired by Amazon, one of your tasks will be to debug yours and other developers' code. As a software developer, explain the meaning of debugging, and why it is used? SOFTWARE DEVELOPER 14 Do you have a preferred language that you like to write programming algorithms? SOFTWARE DEVELOPER 15 What is software scope, and what does the process involve? SOFTWARE DEVELOPER 16 How would you define software configuration management? SOFTWARE DEVELOPER 17 Prior to starting any software development project here at Amazon, we perform a feasibility study. What is your opinion on feasibility studies, and when should it be done? SOFTWARE DEVELOPER 18 Explain how duplicates are removed from an array without using a library. SOFTWARE DEVELOPER 19 As part of software development, were you involved with working on functional and non-functional requirements? SOFTWARE DEVELOPER 20 Talk about the differences between structured English and Pseudo Code? SOFTWARE DEVELOPER 21 How would you differentiate between Quality Assurance and Quality Control as you believe it is implemented here at Amazon? SOFTWARE DEVELOPER 22 What software development process do you prefer to use? SOFTWARE DEVELOPER 23 I’ve heard applications referred to as both software and programs. Which terminology do you use, and how do these differ? SOFTWARE DEVELOPER 24 What are some of the types of development projects you have worked on in your past positions? SOFTWARE DEVELOPER 25 What are some of the software design patterns that you use, and in what situations do you use them? SOFTWARE DEVELOPER 26 Can you describe a challenging software development project you recently completed and the results? SOFTWARE DEVELOPER 27 Here at Amazon, we use Agile and Waterfall. Are you familiar with these software development methodologies and, if so, which of these do you prefer? SOFTWARE DEVELOPER 28 What are some of the QA processes you are familiar with and have worked with in the past? SOFTWARE DEVELOPER 29 What are some of the testing and debugging processes you use in your software development? SOFTWARE DEVELOPER 30 How much do you know about object-oriented programming? SOFTWARE DEVELOPER