Software Development Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 61% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 2,545 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 according to 2,545 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
One on one interview: 21%
Skills test: 14%
Presentation: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Group panel interview: 6%
Personality test: 5%
Background check: 4%
Drug test: 2%
Other: 2%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Phoenix, AZ) in Feb 2016
Interview
I was initially asked about my resume and then a few CS questions like difference between encryption and hashing, CRUD properties of database, why is hashing used. The interviewer was a chilled out guy, he was very friendly and patient. Overall it was a good experience. I got a call by applying through career fair conducted at Arizona State University. I got a call after months of applying.
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The coding question was a dynamic programming question to obtain the given sum of currency using minimal denominations.
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.
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Question 1
Perguntas em ingles que envolve o STAR e testes técnicos