Honest, round-by-round write-ups from candidates who sat in the hot seat — the questions, the verdicts, and the tips that actually move the needle.
27 experiences
SDE-2 (Frontend)
A Saturday hiring drive with all four rounds in one day. Offer extended at the L62 level.
Anonymous
21 days ago
SDE-1
Two rounds, each opening with a detailed resume deep dive, then medium-level string and array problems with in-place constraints.
Anonymous
21 days ago
Android Developer
Core Android concepts, then a deeper technical round on DI and KMM, and a cultural-fit conversation about startup environments.
Anonymous
21 days ago
SDE-2
Four technical rounds covering DSA, SOLID-driven LLD, AI-service architecture and a hiring manager round.
Anonymous
21 days ago
SDE-2
Roughly three rejections and several cooling-off periods before this one. DSA, LLD, HLD and a Bar Raiser round.
Anonymous
21 days ago
Software Engineer (L4)
Recruiter outreach in December, phone screen, three virtual onsites and Googliness. Two rounds went well, a hard DP round did not.
Anonymous
21 days ago
SDE-1
Applied in November, loop started in February and stretched to July. OA plus three rounds. Joined the Amazon Music team.
Anonymous
21 days ago
SDE-1
A hard 90-minute OA, then HLD around my own projects, core CS fundamentals, and an HR round.
Anonymous
21 days ago
SDE Intern + FTE
A 90-minute OA of four LeetCode-hard problems. Interviewers cared more about communication than immediate optimality.
Anonymous
21 days ago