Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 48% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 24 days to get hired, when considering 3,654 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 Engineer according to 3,654 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 30%
One on one interview: 18%
Skills test: 17%
Presentation: 10%
Personality test: 7%
Group panel interview: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Background check: 4%
Other: 2%
Drug test: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Egypt Lake-Leto, FL)
Interview
Amazon Egypt Interview Process
1. Application and Initial Screening
Online Application: Submit resume and fill out an online form.
Initial Screening: Recruitment team reviews applications to shortlist candidates.
2. Phone Interview
Technical Screening: Focus on coding, problem-solving, or relevant skills.
Behavioral Questions: Assess cultural fit with Amazon's Leadership Principles.
3. Online Assessment
Technical Assessment: Coding tests or technical evaluations.
Situational Judgment Tests: Evaluate decision-making and problem-solving skills.
4. Onsite Interview
Multiple Rounds: Typically 4-6 rounds covering technical and behavioral aspects.
Panel Interview: Interviews with various team members.
Case Studies and Simulations: Practical evaluations based on role requirements.
5. Leadership Principles Focus
Cultural Fit: Emphasis on alignment with Amazon’s Leadership Principles.
Behavioral Interviews: In-depth questions about past experiences using the STAR method.
6. Bar Raiser Interview
Objective Evaluation: A "Bar Raiser" ensures the candidate meets Amazon’s high standards.
7. Decision and Offer
Feedback and Evaluation: Comprehensive review of the candidate's performance.
Offer: Successful candidates receive a job offer with role and compensation details.
8. Onboarding
Welcome Program: Integration into Amazon’s culture and role familiarization.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical Questions
Coding Challenges: "Write a function to reverse a linked list."
Algorithm Design: "How would you optimize a search algorithm for large datasets?"
Problem-Solving: "Describe a time when you had to debug a complex issue. What was your approach and the outcome?"
2. Behavioral Questions
Leadership Principles: "Give an example of how you demonstrated 'Customer Obsession' in a previous role."
Teamwork and Collaboration: "Describe a situation where you had to work with a difficult team member. How did you handle it?"
Adaptability: "Tell me about a time when you had to learn a new skill quickly to complete a project."
3. Situational Questions
Decision Making: "How would you prioritize multiple high-priority tasks that are all due at the same time?"
Conflict Resolution: "Describe a time when you disagreed with a coworker. How did you resolve the conflict?"
Problem Solving: "What steps would you take if you realized midway through a project that it was going to miss the deadline?"
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
The process started with a brief 30-minute phone screening with a recruiter, focusing on my background and resume.
After that, I was invite to a technical video interview with a senior engineer. This round lasted about 60 minutes, starting with a brief introduction, followed by a live coding challenge on a shared editor, and ended with a few questions about system design basics and my past projects.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Implement a function to find the first non-repeating character in a string and discuss its time and space complexity.
I got a take home exam on HackerRank that I did not do great in. I did not perfectly solve every problem. Then it was another problem with "AI assistance" except the AI seemed programmed to be as useless as possible, it's genuinely better to just not use it. Somehow I got the next interview anyways, who also asked me some leetcode style questions and asked my to explain my experience and then next day they rejected me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the most complex problem I have encountered?
The interview process was straightforward with no surprises — three coding rounds (LeetCode medium difficulty), a system design round, and a cultural fit conversation. The interviewers were pleasant and the overall atmosphere was positive.
That said, it's worth noting that this format feels dated. Even before the rise of AI, LeetCode-style assessments were a questionable proxy for real-world engineering ability and cultural fit. In today's environment, where AI can solve most of these problems instantly, continuing to use this framework raises the question of what signal it's actually measuring.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
For coding it was ask very similar to number of islands (2D grid search) with a twist.