Amazon Software Engineer interview experience

The first coding question felt like a straightforward LeetCode-style medium that I got through cleanly. The second problem was much harder: I passed most tests, but I didn’t get credit for the optimal approach, and I only realized what type of problem it actually was (a stack-based one) after I’d already gone too far. I commented out the progress I’d made and submitted a brute-force attempt just to have something working.

The next part was a work simulation built around behavioral decision-making and data analysis, where I had to use good judgment in line with leadership principles. Sometime