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      Software Development Engineer Intern Interview

      17 Apr 2013
      Anonymous employee
      New York, NY

      Other Software Development Engineer Intern interview reviews for Amazon

      Software Development Engineer Intern Interview

      17 Apr 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Vancouver, BC
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (New York, NY) in Mar 2013

      Interview

      I started off by applying online on their website. Then, received an email for a phone interview, two of them. 45 minutes each with a 15 minute break in between. I gladly scheduled for a date and time. The first interviewer was pretty cool, but I struggled with the question, there was not enough time to complete a implementation of a function (longest path in a tree). I answered all his previous questions with ease though. The second interviewer also asked an algorithm question, which was about sorting numbers in two separate arrays. I thought I did pretty good, since I answered them correctly and gave optimal solutions. I explained every step of thinking and any alternative solutions. You should be able to go through your thought process well. Know your Big-Oh notation and algorithms before you do the interview. There aren't really "trick" questions, but just tough questions. I didn't hear back for two weeks, so I followed up. Surprisingly, I got email asking if I was interested in Fall internship position rather then Summer. But I have school, so I couldn't take it. Then, I got a email couple days later saying they needed interns in Toronto, Canada and asked if I was interested. I said yes, since I've visited Toronto before and wouldn't mind working there. They prepared everything fast and even made the visa application process easy for me. The recruiter wasn't that fast in responding, but the second one is efficient. I really liked their hiring process.

      Interview questions [2]

      Question 1

      What is the difference between C and Java? And which do you prefer? Why?
      Answer question

      Question 2

      Implement function to find longest path in a tree.
      1 Answer
      4
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Vancouver, BC)

      Interview

      One online assessment and one virtual interview included a coding round and leadership principle questions; overall, the process was fairly straightforward and not overly challenging for me throughout the experience.

      Software Development Engineer Intern Interview

      14 Apr 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Bellevue, WA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Amazon (Bellevue, WA)

      Interview

      2 rounds: 1st round: 3 behaviorals: Tell me about yourself, tell me about a time you used Gen AI, tell me about a time you faced a problem in one of your experiences Leetcode similar to LRU Cache but a variant 2nd round: 3 more behaviorals; tell me about yourself, a specific experience in my internship, a time you disagreed with manager/peer on a project

      Software Development Engineer Intern Interview

      23 Mar 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Seattle, WA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA)

      Interview

      Pretty difficult OA didn't need to get full score. One round technical interview with SDE. Interview was pretty easy, most people I knew at school and friends ended up passing the interview. Took about 1 month to hear back after interview

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Know how to implement DFS and BFS well
      Answer question