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Amazon Coding & Algorithms Interview Questions

Practice 689 real Amazon interview questions for 2026. Covers all top categories — Coding & Algorithms, Behavioral & Leadership, Machine Learning, Data Manipulation (SQL/Python), and System Design — across Software Engineer, Data Scientist, Machine Learning Engineer, Product Manager, and Business Intelligence Engineer roles. Real Amazon interview questions from actual interviews with detailed solutions; use this collection for interview preparation that emphasizes shipping at scale, measurable impact, and the company’s Leadership Principles. Expect coding-heavy assessments for Software Engineer candidates: frequent tree and dynamic-programming problems, two-array optimization patterns, nested object/path lookups, and system-design prompts that mirror product flows (online Minesweeper, pizza-ordering, credit-card and shipping/cost systems), plus leadership and collaboration behavioral prompts. Data Scientist rounds concentrate on experimentation and metrics (A/B design, hand p-values, D7 retention SQL), RAG/recommender evaluation, and product-impact analyses. ML Engineer questions focus on production model design, LLM/agent concepts, reliability (cold start, training stability, online vs offline gaps), and large-scale detection pipelines. PM interviews stress customer-obsessed stories, ambiguity, Alexa product launches, and domain-specific data pipelines. Prepare with timed coding practice, end-to-end experiment writeups, STAR stories framed to Leadership Principles, and mock system-design sessions.

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Software Engineer

Implement tree left/right views via BFS and DFS

Given a binary tree, output the left view and right view: for each depth, the first node visible from the left and the first node visible from the rig...

Coding & Algorithms
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32 people solved
Aug 13, 2025
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Software Engineer

Maximize equal values via one subarray shift

Given an integer array A of length n, you may perform at most one operation: choose any contiguous subarray A[l..r] and add an integer Δ (which may be...

Coding & Algorithms
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32 people solved
Aug 13, 2025
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Software Engineer

Maximize points with limited coworker skips

You and a coworker must unload a sequence of warehouses. For warehouse i there are c[i] items (non‑negative integers). Turns alternate starting with y...

Coding & Algorithms
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44 people solved
Aug 13, 2025
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Software Engineer

Select maximum tasks before deadlines

Select maximum tasks before deadlines You are given a set of tasks, each with a positive duration and a deadline (lastDay). You may schedule tasks in ...

Coding & Algorithms
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31 people solved
Aug 10, 2025
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Software Engineer

Maximize stock profit with constraints

Maximize stock profit with constraints Given an array prices of daily stock prices, you may make at most two complete transactions (buy then sell). Af...

Coding & Algorithms
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50 people solved
Aug 10, 2025
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Software Engineer

Compute shortest path with obstacles

Compute shortest path with obstacles You are given an m×n grid with nonnegative cell costs and blocked cells marked '#'. You may move up, down, left, ...

Coding & Algorithms
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55 people solved
Aug 10, 2025
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Software Engineer

Design a hierarchical locking tree

Design a hierarchical locking tree Design a LockingHierarchy data structure over a rooted tree of N nodes labeled 0..N-1, initialized with an integer ...

Coding & Algorithms
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41 people solved
Aug 10, 2025
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Software Engineer

Implement LRU cache with O(1) ops

Implement LRU cache with O(1) ops Design and implement a fixed-capacity cache supporting get(key) -> value and put(key, value) in O( 1) average time. ...

Coding & Algorithms
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56 people solved
Aug 9, 2025
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Software Engineer

Validate 9x9 grid in one pass

Validate 9x9 grid in one pass Given a partially filled 9x9 board using digits '1'–'9' and '.' for empty cells, determine whether the current configura...

Coding & Algorithms
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59 people solved
Aug 9, 2025
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Software Engineer

Determine string segmentability with dictionary

Determine string segmentability with dictionary Given a string s and a dictionary of words, determine whether s can be segmented into a sequence of di...

Coding & Algorithms
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30 people solved
Aug 8, 2025
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Software Engineer

Design LCA with flexible inputs and rule

Design LCA with flexible inputs and rule Design a function to find the lowest common manager of two employees in an organizational tree. Support two i...

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50 people solved
Aug 7, 2025
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Software Engineer

Find longest segment with dominant ends

Question Given an integer array nums, find and return the length of the longest contiguous subarray such that the first and last elements of the subar...

Coding & Algorithms
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29 people solved
Aug 4, 2025
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Software Engineer

Compute minimum delivery days

Question Given N distribution centers numbered 1..N and an orderCityList of length M where orderCityList[i] denotes the city that the i-th order must ...

Coding & Algorithms
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42 people solved
Aug 4, 2025
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Software Engineer

Count partitions and equal-cost packages

Question Given a string itemCategories, count the number of ways to partition it into exactly two contiguous non-empty substrings (a prefix and a suff...

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59 people solved
Aug 4, 2025
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Software Engineer

Solve sliding-window and heap problems

Question Design an algorithm using a sliding window to compute the maximum sum of any contiguous subarray of length k; explain time- and space-complex...

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101 people solved
Aug 4, 2025
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Software Engineer

Solve Rotting Oranges and Bus Walk Reachability

Question LeetCode 994. Rotting Oranges. 2) Given start and end grid coordinates, an integer k (maximum walking distance), and a bidirectional graph of...

Coding & Algorithms
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38 people solved
Aug 4, 2025
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Data Scientist

Implement Python Function for Longest Unique Substring Length

Scenario Real-time text analytics service enforcing uniqueness constraints Question Implement a Python function returning the length of the longest su...

Coding & Algorithms
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26 people solved
Aug 4, 2025
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Data Scientist

Find Top-3 Salaries Per Department Using SQL

employees +----+---------+--------+---------+ | id | name | salary | dept_id | +----+---------+--------+---------+ | 1 | Alice | 120000 | 10 ...

Data Manipulation (SQL/Python)
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2 people solved
Aug 4, 2025
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Data Scientist

Determine Length of Longest Unique Substring

Scenario Online assessment: coding portion that follows the SQL questions. Question Implement a function that, given a string s, returns the length of...

Coding & Algorithms
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30 people solved
Aug 4, 2025
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Data Scientist

Identify Number Pairs Adding to Target in Array

Scenario Coding round to identify all number pairs that add up to a target in an array containing duplicates. Question Given an integer array (may con...

Coding & Algorithms
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84 people solved
Aug 4, 2025

Frequently Asked Questions

How difficult are Amazon interview questions for software, data, and product roles?
Amazon interviews are competitive and deliberately broad: expect medium-to-hard algorithmic coding for software roles, deep design thinking for system and architecture questions, rigorous experiment and metrics work for data roles, and leadership-driven behavioral prompts for product and PM positions. Difficulty scales with level; early-career loops focus on correctness and problem patterns, senior loops demand scalable design, tradeoff justification, and measurable impact. The Bar Raiser raises the bar on long-term ownership and cultural fit. Overall, the process weeds for both technical depth and the ability to explain tradeoffs, so prepare to demonstrate repeatable problem solving under time pressure.
What is the Amazon interview process and where do the top categories and positions appear in the loop?
Amazon typically uses a staged process: resume screen, role-specific assessments or phone screens in some tracks, then the onsite loop of 4–6 interviews including a Bar Raiser. Coding and algorithms rounds dominate for Software Engineer interviews, while system design appears in one or more senior technical rounds. Data Scientist interviews blend SQL/Python casework, A/B test design, and inferential questions. Machine Learning Engineer loops probe model deployment, offline to online debugging, and NLP/agent design. Product and BI roles focus on metrics, product tradeoffs, and Leadership Principles throughout the loop, with role-specific deep dives tied to the job description.
How long should I prepare for Amazon interviews and what should a timeline look like?
Aim for a focused 6–12 week plan for experienced roles and 4–8 weeks for early-career candidates. Weeks 1–3: shore up fundamentals — arrays, trees, graphs, DP, and core SQL windowing. Weeks 4–6: simulate timed coding rounds, practice system design high-level tradeoffs, and build STAR stories mapped to Leadership Principles. Weeks 7–10: run mock loops with behavioral pressure, refine experiment and ML case studies, and rehearse tradeoff conversations. Leave final 1–2 weeks for targeted practice on role-specific themes such as shipping costs, RAG evaluation, or Alexa product scenarios.
Which key subtopics should I master to perform well across Amazon's top roles?
Master algorithmic patterns including trees, dynamic programming, two-pointer and graph traversals, and complexity justification for coding rounds. For system design, focus on APIs, data models, scaling, caching, reliability, and monitoring. Data roles require SQL window functions, cohort and retention analysis, A/B test design and power, and RAG/evaluation methods for ML-backed features. Machine learning engineers must know model stability, cold-start strategies, online-offline mismatch debugging, and agent alignment basics. Product candidates should be fluent in metric design, customer-observed data pipelines, and prioritization with quantifiable impact.
What standout tips and common pitfalls should I know before interviewing at Amazon?
Start every behavioral or technical story with context and measurable outcomes; interviewers care about specific impact and tradeoffs. Use STAR for leadership prompts but emphasize metrics and follow-on changes. In coding, verbalize assumptions, test edge cases, and discuss complexity and alternative approaches. In design rounds, ask clarifying questions, scope deliberately, and justify scaling choices. Common pitfalls include weak quantification of impact, ignoring the Leadership Principles, failing to probe requirements, and delivering designs without operational considerations. Practice mock loops and incorporate Bar Raiser-style feedback to close gaps before the real loop.

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