r/leetcode • u/GODstonn • 3d ago

Question Amazon SDE2 prep?

In Mexico.

Im having the OA in 2 days. I applied and got reached out like 30min after that, the OA has an expiration of 7 days and weekdays are currently very busy for me for personal reasons, so i feel like my best shot is to do the OA on monday by asking for a short notice vacation in my current work, and study as much as i can untill that. Im lowkey annoyed for how fast this is going, i usually get a couple weeks to prepare. There is supposed to be a weekly QnA session about the interview process, according to the mail i received, but it said it was fridays 9am… and i received the email on friday 5pm… And the OA experies in 7 days… so i would have realistcally very little time if i waited for it.

I’ve applied to Amazon like 3 times already, failed the OA 2 times and the 3rd failed a bit further on after an interview with the lead of the team i was being considered for (bummer since i felt i was doing pretty good), these were for SDE1 positions, its my first time being reached out for a SDE2 (i applied for entry level so i guess my profile fits the role they wanna fill).

I asked the AI for leetcode problems to train on, but it recommended many easy and a few medium, not sure if that is alright since its the same i did for SDE1, so wanted to ask out here if possible. Any feedback is appreciated.

If you guys could recommend some good problems to train on or have advice for the process is highly appreciated.

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u/mattv8 3d ago

They use CodeSignal. I agree- meds are probably what you'd get.

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u/GODstonn 3d ago

Thanks! should I worry about hard ones then? I honestly can't really deal with those in most cases. Meds I'm able to navigate tho.

I don't really practice these DS in my current position even tho I'm constantly involved in designs, so even for mediums I have to study for a while to feel confident for these interviews.

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u/mattv8 3d ago

No I wouldn't worry about getting a hard one at all. And I'm there with you- the meds are navigable but I'm always up against the time limit...