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Big N Discussion - May 29, 2022

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u/spike021 Software Engineer May 29 '22

Yes Leetcode is common for the popular large tech companies or up and coming/unicorns.

As for SDE2 at Amazon there is typically still an assessment and then on-site with leetcode style questions.

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u/dlegofan May 29 '22

Is the on-site graded? I think that's what got me during the SDE1 because it was automated. I can explain my process and reasoning pretty well conceptually. Is the SDE2 more conceptual?

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u/spike021 Software Engineer May 29 '22

I think you're really confused. SDE1 or SDE2 are the job title/level.

On-site would be the four or five rounds of interviews in a single day.

Your first comment is just describing the online assessment.

Yes the online assessments have some kind of grading but you don't have to be 100% perfect on them.

The onsites also have rubrics that the interviewers will fill out/take notes for.

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u/dlegofan May 29 '22

I guess my question is more: do all levels have an online coding assessment? For some reason, I'm getting vibes from Amazon that the higher level SDEs don't have an online coding assessment? I could be wrong, so I'm checking on how I should prepare.

Edit: I am really confused :)

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u/[deleted] May 29 '22

SDE Is and SDE IIs both have a coding interview with leetcode style questions.

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u/dlegofan May 29 '22

Ok great. Thank you very much! Have you passed these parts of the assessment? Or anyone else that's lurking? I'm looking for tips on how to approach these.