LC 146 LRU cache. straight from the book. solved in 25 min with hashmap + doubly linked list. interviewer seemed happy. asked about time complexity for each operation. then 15 min of leadership principles. tell me about a time you disagreed with a teammate. standard amazon stuff. moving to onsite next week. any tips?

Amazon SDE-2 phone screen

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LC 146 LRU cache.

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LC 146 is the most common amazon phone screen question. they love it because it tests data structures AND implementation. sounds like you nailed it

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onsite tips: STAR format for every LP question. seriously. situation task action result. amazon interviewers are trained to listen for this structure. if you ramble without it youll get dinged

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for the system design round: always start with requirements gathering. amazon interviewers specifically dock you if you jump into architecture without clarifying constraints. ask about scale, latency requirements, consistency needs