Software Development Manager III applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Development Manager III roles take an average of 35 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Software Development Manager III according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 28%
One on one interview: 22%
Group panel interview: 11%
Skills test: 11%
Background check: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Drug test: 6%
Presentation: 6%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Apr 2022
Interview
After the initial phone screen, went to the final stage of 5 interviews spread across 2 days. Spoke with a hiring manager, some SDE's and a TPM. Many situational and behavioral interview questions, with one system design interview that wasn't overly difficult.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Cairo, Cairo Governorate) in Jun 2025
Interview
I was contacted by a recruiter then I had a phone screening interview when usual questions about Amazon leadership principles were asked and I answered them using STAR methodology and data driven situatons, but I received a rejection after 3 days surpisingly!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a situation when you went above and beyond your current role
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Jan 2023
Interview
1 hour phone screen, (if successful) followed by a 5 person (1 hour each) loop interview, 4 behavioural interviews based on amazons leadership principles and 1 technical design interview, with breaks in between. And a 2-page writing exercise
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The writing question was to describe the most inventive thing that you’ve created.