Amazon Software Engineer interview: sliding window and a debugging leadership story

I had a phone round with two focused prompts. One was a medium sliding-window problem, and I had to explain how I would approach it.

The other was about leadership: describe a time I debugged an error, including the issue, how I researched and debugged it, and what I put in place to prevent it from recurring.

It felt difficult because it paired a concrete algorithm with a detailed accountability story. I did not get an offer, but the questions felt well matched to problem-solving and responsibility.

Location: Seattle, WA. Overall feedback: positive. Offer status: no offer.