Amazon Preparation Guide - Complete Strategy for OA & Interview

Company Overview

Complete guide on how to prepare for Amazon placement papers with study plans and round-by-round strategy.

Preparation Strategy

Amazon OA requires strong DSA skills, system design knowledge, and thorough preparation of Leadership Principles. Follow this guide systematically.

Amazon Preparation Strategy Overview

Key Preparation Areas:

• DSA Mastery (50% time): Graphs, sliding window, bit manipulation, dynamic programming
• Leadership Principles (25% time): STAR stories for all 16 principles
• System Design (15% time): Scalable systems design
• Coding Practice (10% time): 150+ problems on LeetCode (Amazon tag)

3-Month Study Plan

Month 1: Foundation Building

• Master DSA fundamentals
• Practice 50-60 problems on LeetCode (Amazon tag)
• Study Leadership Principles basics

Month 2: Advanced Topics

• Advanced DSA: Graphs, DP, Sliding Window
• System design basics
• Practice 60-70 problems
• Prepare STAR stories for Leadership Principles

Month 3: Practice & Refinement

• Practice previous year papers
• Mock interviews
• System design practice
• Refine Leadership Principles stories

Round-wise Preparation

OA Preparation

• Practice 2 coding problems in 90 minutes
• Master graphs, sliding window, DP
• Practice work simulation scenarios
• Review Leadership Principles MCQs

Technical Interview

• Revise DSA fundamentals
• Practice coding problems
• Prepare system design basics
• Review projects in detail

Behavioral Interview

• Prepare STAR stories for all 16 Leadership Principles
• Practice mock behavioral interviews
• Show customer obsession and ownership

Related Resources

Amazon 2024 Papers

Previous year papers

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Amazon Coding Questions

Coding problems with solutions

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Amazon Leadership Principles

Complete guide to Leadership Principles

View Leadership Principles →

Amazon Main Page

Complete Amazon placement guide

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Follow this preparation guide systematically!