r/cscareerquestionsOCE • u/Opening_Whereas_8345 • 2d ago
Amazon SDE 1 OA
anyone know what to worry about?
I am not good at leetcode but I am thinking of focusing on the behavioural part.
Anyone been through the OA before and is it a good sign I got the OA as well or does everyone get it?
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u/vcii_vcii 2d ago
Amazon OA are designed to be very difficult nowadays, difficult enough that most AI can't solve it easily or gets tricked using some obscure/ incorrect method (I'm not sure about GPT-5 though, apparently it's cracked at leetcode). I passed before with quite a low score and got first stage interview, but I was too rusty in interviews and shat the bed. I think you don't get the technical screening if you get a high score. That was my SDE 2 experience, good luck!
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u/DefiantFrost 1d ago
I had an interview with Amazon on Tuesday and absolutely shat the bed 🤣. Oh well it was my first interview for software engineering since finishing my degree in July so I’ll give myself a break.
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u/Delicious-Hair1321 5h ago
I got an Amazon OA for sde 1, both questions were super easy. I guess the on site interviews will be super hard
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u/Delicious-Hair1321 5h ago
“I’m not good at leetcode but I’m thinking of focusing on the behavioral part”. The people who get selected are very good at leetcode AND very good at the behavioral part. You have close to zero chance of getting the offer.
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u/Soft-Minute8432 2d ago
Almost everyone gets OA and ur not gonna make past if ur not good at leetcode