Software Development Engineer (SDE) applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 59% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer (SDE) roles take an average of 47 days to get hired, when considering 765 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 Engineer (SDE) according to 765 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 22%
One on one interview: 22%
Phone interview: 19%
Personality test: 11%
Presentation: 7%
Background check: 6%
Group panel interview: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 3%
Drug test: 1%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (New Delhi) in Jan 2020
Interview
1. Application and Resume Review
Application: Submit via Amazon’s career portal or referrals.
Resume Screening: Recruiters look for relevant experience and skills.
2. Online Assessments
Coding Assessments: For technical roles on platforms like HackerRank.
Behavioral Assessments: Evaluate fit with Amazon’s Leadership Principles.
3. Phone Interviews
Technical Phone Screen: Solve coding problems, discuss algorithms (45-60 minutes).
Behavioral Phone Screen: Discuss past experiences and problem-solving abilities.
4. Onsite Interviews (Loop)
Structure: 4-6 interviews, each about an hour. Virtual options available.
Interviewers: Include hiring managers, team members, and a Bar Raiser.
Technical Interviews: Coding, system design, and problem-solving.
Behavioral Interviews: Focus on Amazon’s Leadership Principles.
5. Decision and Offer
Evaluation: Interview feedback is consolidated and reviewed.
Offer: Successful candidates receive an offer, including compensation and benefits details.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Detect a cycle in a linked list.
Find the intersection of two linked lists.
Reverse a linked list.
The loop consists of 4–5 back-to-back interviews, each lasting 45–60 minutes. Your panel will typically include your potential hiring manager, 1–2 team members, a senior leader, and the Bar Raiser. Every interviewer is assigned 2–3 specific Leadership Principles to evaluate. Together, the panel covers all 16 principles across the loop.
Interview mainly consisted of DSA and questions on Leadership Principles.
Also slightly emphasizing on Low level design.Interview sort of helped me with the approach and asked me to explain the time and space complexity
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
The interview process started with an initial recruiter screening, followed by technical interview rounds. The technical interviews focused on data structures, algorithms, problem-solving, and discussing my approach clearly. The interviewers also asked behavioral questions related to teamwork, challenges, and past projects. Overall, the process was structured and professional.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a binary tree, how would you find the lowest common ancestor of two nodes if each node also has a parent pointer?