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Amazon Advertising Software Engineer Interview Questions

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CodingStart here. 26 questions · ~246 min
Linked List ReversalEasy
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Reverse a singly linked list in-place using iterative pointer manipulation.

RecursionLinked ListsArraysAmazon Advertising
Check Palindrome StringEasy
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Use a two-pointer string scan to determine whether a string reads the same forward and backward.

RecursionStringsData StructuresAmazon Advertising
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System Design9 questions · ~85 min
Design a URL Shortening ServiceHard

Design a URL shortening service that routes, ranks, and monitors links at scale.

Feature StoreModel ServingAmazon Advertising
Monitor Drift in Ad RankingHard

Design monitoring for a large-scale ad ranking system, with feature drift, training-serving skew, and rollback handled as first-class concerns.

Feature StoreFeature DriftModel ServingAmazon Advertising
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Execution5 questions · ~47 min
Your Strengths and WeaknessesEasy

Tests self-awareness and how you position yourself for success in an Account Executive role at Aqr.

Trade-offsSuccess CriteriaRisk AssessmentAmazon Advertising
Scale Authentication for MillionsMedium

Tests system design tradeoffs for scaling authentication under high demand and reliability requirements.

Trade-offsRoadmappingRisk AssessmentAmazon Advertising
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Behavioral & Leadership7 questions · ~66 min
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More topics3 questions · ~28 min
Shard Databases and HAHard

Tests experience with sharding, reliability, and operational excellence in large systems.

database managementhigh availabilityAmazon Advertising
Jitter and Clock GatingMedium

Tests knowledge of timing behavior and mitigation techniques in systems.

NetworkingAmazon Advertising
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Hands-on SQL practiceWrite and run real queries in the editor. 3 drills · ~30 min
Analyze Customer Purchase Trends with Window FunctionsEasy
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Calculate the monthly spending trends for customers using window functions and joins.

The Home DepotAvisoWorld Wide Technology
Top 10 Customers by SpendEasy
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Find EarthCam's top 10 customers by total spend using GROUP BY, SUM, ORDER BY, and LIMIT.

RankingGroup ByAggregationsEarthcamAmazon AdvertisingFetch
SQL Average Selling PriceMedium
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Calculate weighted average selling prices by product using a date-range join, aggregation, and NULL handling.

leetcodesqlCostarCostar Group
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