I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Mar 2025
Interview
started with OA where 2 coding question on hacker rank and work style assessment. After passing received interview availability form took 3 week to get scheduled and was notified 2 days before interview. in interview i was asked 2 behavioral question 1) a situation while you were working on a project and faced difficulties and how did you over come - i answered well in STAR format few follow up questions 2) a situation where you didn't had enough data to make decision and went above and beyond to solve it. then 1 coding question leetcode medium from the concept of LRU cache a similar question was framed where i coded successfully. but after 2 days received rejection not sure why even the interviewer gave a positive feedback at the end of interview.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
1) a situation while you were working on a project and faced difficulties and how did you over come
2 rounds 1st round was technical assessment and 2nd round was hr, mid to diff questions were asked based on ML concepts, cs fundamentals, hr related questions, resume analysis, projects
shortlisting, then oa on 2 coding questions and behavioural questions, then 2 rounds of technical interviews. Most of the questions included dsa , have to tell bruteforce, optimal along with time nd space complexities
Had one virtual interview with an engineer. Prior to that, there was a online assessment with a leadership assessment (behavioral). Process was smooth. Heard back within reasonable time (1-2 weeks).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
valid brackets on leetcode and we dove a bit deeper
SDE-intern applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 69% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for SDE-intern roles take an average of 58 days to get hired, when considering 448 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 SDE-intern according to 448 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 27%
Skills test: 22%
Phone interview: 15%
Personality test: 12%
Presentation: 9%
Background check: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Other: 3%
Drug test: 2%
Group panel interview: 1%
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