Software Development Engineer (SDE) applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% 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 767 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 767 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. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Tel Aviv-Yafo) in Jun 2022
Interview
I applied to a different position at Amazon. You start with the Online Assignment 1-3. After that I got declined.
Half a year after I got a mail from AWS asking me if I'd like to interview to a new position.
I had a first technical interview with a developer (over video conference), asking me leetcode questions as well as questions about operating systems.
After that I had a 2 interview "on-site" interview day from home, with a team lead and a senior developer, asking hard variations of leetcode questions as well as leadership principal questions.
The interviews were overall really fun and challenging, all the people I interacted with (especially the HR representative) were really nice, helpful and welcoming.
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personal questions:
"Tell me about a project you worked for that not only met the requirements but exceeded them"
"Tell me about something you learned recently"
"Why amazon"
I received an Online Assessment (OA) invitation from Amazon. The assessment consisted of two coding questions of medium to hard difficulty, focusing on data structures, algorithms, and problem-solving skills. The questions required efficient solutions with optimized time and space complexity. After the OA, shortlisted candidates typically proceed to one or more technical interview rounds covering coding, system design, and behavioral questions based on Amazon's Leadership Principles.
Applied online via career site, received OA link within 2 days and cleared it, Round 1- DSA, Round-2 DSA, Round 3- System Design, Round 4- Mixed Technical Discussion and Behavioral.
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Number of Islands (LC 200 - Medium): You are heavily advised to know how to traverse connected components using a 2D grid.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Amazon (Patiala) in Jun 2026
Interview
Amazing process, was asked 2 dsa questions then hashmap internals and then basic introduction in dsa question i was given hints too, ovrall a great experience, will recommend everyone in the house