Junior Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon Web Services with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 40% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Junior Software Engineer roles take an average of 26 days to get hired, when considering 10 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon Web Services overall takes an average of 36 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon Web Services as a Junior Software Engineer according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
Personality test: 27%
Skills test: 27%
Phone interview: 20%
One on one interview: 7%
Other: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Group panel interview: 7%
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I applied online. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (Seattle, WA) in Apr 2024
Interview
I was interviewed by various people, it was a normal interview where I was asked questions and I answered them to the best of my ability. This interview was like an interview.
I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (San Luis Obispo, CA)
Interview
First Interview - Mix of behavioral and 1 technical question
The interviewer seemed very uninterested in the behavioral part of the interview from the beginning. Rushed through the questions and didn't ask followups.
Then the technical started, the interviewer was unclear in the directions for the leet-code style problem at first. Eventually solved.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you were faced with ambiguity in a problem.
Video screening then interview loop then behavioral interview. the behavioral interview was difficult because they would ask many question with STAR methods, and then follow up questions. I actually never heard back, then completely ghosted me even after sending many emails to the hiring manager, I got an automated email saying they moved with other candidates almost two months later.
I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (New York, NY)
Interview
The interview process consisted of three rounds. The first was a phone screening with HR to go over my background and motivation. The second round involved a technical assessment, which included algorithm and data structure problems. The final round was a panel interview with engineers and a hiring manager, where I was asked both technical and behavioral questions. Overall, the experience was well-structured and professional.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe how you would optimize a slow-running SQL query.