Amazon Software Engineer Mock Interview

Practice 26 Amazon Software Engineer interview questions covering system design, algorithms, and leadership principles.

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How would you go about explaining Amazon's cloud computing environment to someone who doesn't have a technical background?

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William Swansen has worked in the employment assistance realm since 2007. He is an author, job search strategist, and career advisor who helps individuals worldwide and in various professions to find their ideal careers.

The purpose of this question is to gain an understanding of your communication skills. Throughout the interview, the hiring manager will seek to understand some of the soft skills you have that pertain to this job. These include communication, teamwork, conflict resolution, and others. Every time you answer a question, you are being evaluated for both your experience and skills as well as your ability to communicate. This question relates directly to this objective.

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"The easiest way to understand Amazon's cloud is that it is just another version of the computer, Android phone, or Amazon storage device that is located remotely. It is similar to your hard drive or USB drive, except you access it via the Internet instead of directly on your computer. The Amazon cloud can also host applications and execute them remotely. Again, this is similar to your computer, cell phone, or any other device you may use. Whenever you make a phone call, ask Alexa for information, or order something from Amazon, you are using Amazon's cloud."

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26Amazon Interview Questions & Answers

Operational

1.If hired by Amazon, can you estimate what portion of your day will involve coding and other activities you will perform when not coding?

Behavioral

2.Amazon is very proud of our products and the people who develop them. In your opinion, what distinguishes a great software engineer from an average one?

Technical

3.What do you look for or check when reviewing another team member's code?

Technical

4.What do you feel are the critical principles of good software engineering?

Operational

5.Walk me through your process for designing scalable applications.

Operational

6.Describe the process you use to create a program, from requirements definition to delivery.

Operational

7.How do you go about addressing errors in your code?

Technical

8.Can you describe Amazon's software development life cycle as you understand it?

Technical

9.Here at Amazon, we have embraced Agile methodology. How experienced are you with the Agile software development process?

Technical

10.Please describe responsive design and the difference between fixed and fluid layouts.

Technical

11.What are the differences between an array and a stack?

Technical

12.Please describe a stack and the two operations it performs.

Operational

13.What process do you use to test and find bugs in an application you've developed?

Operational

14.How would you implement Dijkstra's Shortest Path using a programming language with which you are familiar?

Operational

15.Many Amazon Software Engineers prefer to program in Java. Can you describe how you would implement linear search in JavaScript?

Technical

16.What are the differences between blocking and non-blocking calls in the context of Node.js?

Technical

17.Amazon web developers are incorporating HTML5 in their most recent websites. Can you describe the functions of web workers in HTML5?

Operational

18.How do you go about organizing CSS files, and why do you prefer this approach?

Operational

19.Walk me through the steps to build a single page application with multiple sections using the programming framework in which you typically work.

Technical

20.Can you define black box testing and white box testing and discuss the differences between them?

Situational

21.How would you accelerate the response time of a website you created for us here at Amazon?

Operational

22.Which do you prefer - a micro-service approach or a monolithic app?

Situational

23.Can you describe a tough software development problem you encountered in your last job and discuss how you solved it?

Behavioral

24.Here at Amazon, we value work life balance and initiative. What personal software development projects have you worked on outside of work?

Technical

25.How would you go about explaining Amazon's cloud computing environment to someone who doesn't have a technical background?

Technical

Amazon Software Engineer Mock Interview

How would you go about explaining Amazon's cloud computing environment to someone who doesn't have a technical background?

26Amazon Interview Questions & Answers

1.If hired by Amazon, can you estimate what portion of your day will involve coding and other activities you will perform when not coding?

2.Amazon is very proud of our products and the people who develop them. In your opinion, what distinguishes a great software engineer from an average one?

3.What do you look for or check when reviewing another team member's code?

4.What do you feel are the critical principles of good software engineering?

5.Walk me through your process for designing scalable applications.

6.Describe the process you use to create a program, from requirements definition to delivery.

7.How do you go about addressing errors in your code?

8.Can you describe Amazon's software development life cycle as you understand it?

9.Here at Amazon, we have embraced Agile methodology. How experienced are you with the Agile software development process?

10.Please describe responsive design and the difference between fixed and fluid layouts.

11.What are the differences between an array and a stack?

12.Please describe a stack and the two operations it performs.

13.What process do you use to test and find bugs in an application you've developed?

14.How would you implement Dijkstra's Shortest Path using a programming language with which you are familiar?

15.Many Amazon Software Engineers prefer to program in Java. Can you describe how you would implement linear search in JavaScript?

16.What are the differences between blocking and non-blocking calls in the context of Node.js?

17.Amazon web developers are incorporating HTML5 in their most recent websites. Can you describe the functions of web workers in HTML5?

18.How do you go about organizing CSS files, and why do you prefer this approach?

19.Walk me through the steps to build a single page application with multiple sections using the programming framework in which you typically work.

20.Can you define black box testing and white box testing and discuss the differences between them?

21.How would you accelerate the response time of a website you created for us here at Amazon?

22.Which do you prefer - a micro-service approach or a monolithic app?

23.Can you describe a tough software development problem you encountered in your last job and discuss how you solved it?

24.Here at Amazon, we value work life balance and initiative. What personal software development projects have you worked on outside of work?

25.How would you go about explaining Amazon's cloud computing environment to someone who doesn't have a technical background?

26.What are some of the programming languages you are familiar with, and which ones do you prefer?