The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Amazon in Dec 2015
Interview
I was contacted through LinkedIn to apply for this job. First, I had a phone interview with a recruiter that explained me everything.
Then, an online challenge in hackerrank, which I did well.
Finally, I was asked to travel do Madrid, where I was supposed do have 2-4 technical interviews. The first did not go well, it was probably my bar raiser. The other went ok. I guess that if the bar raiser has the power to reject an application then the first interview was enough to reject me.
It is also worth mentioning that it is hard to tell what the interviewer is thinking, they give no feedback.
On the overall it was a great experience and the tests are not that hard of you are well prepared. My advice is to spend a lot of time doing exercises before applying.
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Other Software Development Engineer Interview Reviews for Amazon
It started with an OA, and then after a few weeks, I got invited to four rounds of interviews: technical and behavioral at 3 of the 4, and behavioral only at one.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (São Paulo, São Paulo) in Jun 2026
Interview
Empresa extremamente clara sobre o que é pedido na entrevista e isso me mostra a seriedade. Minha experiencia foi positiva e tente se atentar a resolver o problema e não somente decorar padrões do leetcode.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Perguntas em ingles que envolve o STAR e testes técnicos
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Calgary, AB) in Jun 2026
Interview
Online Assessment is the first step in the process. I didn’t have an HR phone screening and went straight to the OA after applying. It was sent to me about a week after I submitted my application.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The first question is LeetCode style algorithms question, and the second question gives a full stack repo (choice of Java, NodeJS, or Django) and asks to solve a backend issue which is causing a bug in the frontend. Unit tests must pass to pass the second question. You can run both backend/frontend indivdually or together