The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Audible (Newark, NJ) in Jun 2009
Interview
It was very simple. Straight forward java questions.
stressed on basics of Java and J2EE and more on FE i.e HTML, Javascript, CSS, AJAX. Lot of questions on AJAX.
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Audible in Apr 2025
Interview
The interview process was really smooth. The interviewers were professional, kind, and prepared to pair program. Apart from the behavioral interview, which was all star format stories, each interviewer asked one question related to an Audible value. After giving my answer, we'd hop into the technical part.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What's a time your had a difficult colleague and how did you handle this?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at Audible (Cambridge, MA)
Interview
It takes time and the entrance exam is really hard. You will need to know most all of leetcode and even then the questions they ask are framed in a way that involves Amazon products so it can be confusing
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Amazon Music and creating a playlist that only last for a certain amount of time
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Audible in Jul 2022
Interview
After OA, there were 4 rounds of interview scheduled on 1 day. 3 technical and 1 behavioral. There were shadows in 2 of the interviews. 1 of the interviews was with a member of the team. Overall smooth process, very organized. Everyone was friendly and nice.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One was related to OOP principles, the other 2 were Leetcode medium questions.
Software Development Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Audible with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 70% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer roles take an average of 27 days to get hired, when considering 76 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Audible overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Audible as a Software Development Engineer according to 76 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 38%
One on one interview: 24%
Skills test: 11%
Presentation: 10%
Drug test: 5%
Group panel interview: 4%
Background check: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Personality test: 2%
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