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. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Aug 2024
Interview
Interview Structure: 3 Rounds, 45 Minutes Each (Virtual)
Round 1: Behavioral and Technical Interview
• Focus: Leadership Principles (LP), Resume Review, and a few technical questions based on your resume.
• Questions:
1. Can you describe a project that you found the most interesting?
2. Can you share a project you initiated on your own, outside of your professional journey or curriculum?
3. Tell me about a time when you took on a task that wasn’t part of your job or responsibility.
4. Can you recall a time when you focused on short-term goals instead of long-term ones?
5. Describe a time when you faced an obstacle and how you handled it.
Round 2: Object-Oriented Design
• Task: Design a parking lot system.
• Approach: Designed classes in Java.
Round 3: Coding Round
• Questions:
1. Validate Anagram: Solved first using a brute force method, followed by optimization using HashMaps.
2. Group Anagrams: Solved using HashMaps.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Can you describe a project that you found the most interesting?
2. Can you share a project you initiated on your own, outside of your professional journey or curriculum?
3. Tell me about a time when you took on a task that wasn’t part of your job or responsibility.
4. Can you recall a time when you focused on short-term goals instead of long-term ones?
5. Describe a time when you faced an obstacle and how you handled it.
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
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.
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?