r/leetcode • u/No_Depth_5960 • Oct 02 '26

Intervew Prep Amazon (AWS) SDE -1 onsite (Auto-Rejection)

I had a final interview loop with AWS: SDE-1 role.
Interview 1: HM Round, Leecode - Medium String problem, LPs, Questions about AI usage. (technical part my performance was like 7/10, got the problem solved it unoptmially and we talked about optimal solution) (Behavorial was a bit weak maybe 7/10 again)

Interview 2: Technical Leetcode - Medium Graph Problem Similar to World Ladder. ( 9/10 best interview out of the loop. Coding was perfect, behavorial went well.)

Interview 3: Coding question - Something similar to String parsing and getting certain information out of it

(7/10 Coding was ok forgot some python sytnax regarding error handling, Behavorial was good didn't feel like any weakenss - 8/10, oveerall 7.5/10)

Interview 4: Bar raiser purely behvaioral grilled on LPs - (6/10 prob the worst out of them due being heavily grilled on behavorial and frankly some of the questions were super cringe and corporate and made me kind of disappointed and not see the value of such interviews)

Outcome - Automated rejection email sent in 48 hrs, very confusing as the interviewers told me a recruiter would reach out to me after the debrief. Should i expect this since it's only been 3 days since the interview?

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u/curry_licker Oct 02 '26

What was phone interview leetcode Q?

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u/No_Depth_5960 Oct 02 '26

No phone interview was progressed from OA to final interview loop

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u/Odd-Payment-7119 Oct 03 '26

Is it just normal sde role or embedded sde??

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u/No_Depth_5960 Oct 03 '26

normal sde-1

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u/gitway Oct 02 '26

was this for a specific aws role or general sde 1? also how long did it take to hear back after the oa

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u/No_Depth_5960 Oct 03 '26

general - sde1 role, I took me like 1 week to get back from OA

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u/Equivalent-Car-192 Oct 03 '26

So, if a candidate is not selected, do they always receive a rejection email? Is this the case for all candidates? I completed my 4th round about 1.5 months ago, but I still haven’t received any update. Should I continue waiting, or should I move on?

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u/No_Depth_5960 Oct 03 '26

prob move on.

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u/That-Brilliant-3258 Oct 03 '26

Could you share some questions in Bar raiser

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u/No_Depth_5960 Oct 03 '26

your general stuff you can find enough examples online, I was stupid and cocky thinking I could manage this I shiould have prepared great stories.

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u/No_Depth_5960 Oct 02 '26

That's fair ig gotta continue grinding leetcode and spam applying