Software Development Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Software Development Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
IQ intelligence test: 25%
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Presentation: 25%
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I applied through university. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Amazon (La Jolla, CA) in Jan 2015
Interview
Applied in fall job fair at UC San Diego, got invited to on-campus interviews in January (about 3 months later). Sat through two back-to-back 45-minute technical interviews. Was asked three technical questions overall. I was asked to write Java or C++ on paper by one interviewer. The second one allowed me to use any language. Second interviewer also asked me general questions about my then-current internship etc.
I didn't think I did very well (didn't get far on one of the answers). Still got hired as intern for the summer (got email confirmation within a couple of weeks). Got return job offer at the end of internship.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
How would you color a graph (2-colors, 3-colors) such that no two neighboring nodes are colored the same?
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.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Perguntas em ingles que envolve o STAR e testes técnicos
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Calgary, AB) in Jun 2026
Interview
Online Assessment is the first step in the process. I didn’t have an HR phone screening and went straight to the OA after applying. It was sent to me about a week after I submitted my application.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The first question is LeetCode style algorithms question, and the second question gives a full stack repo (choice of Java, NodeJS, or Django) and asks to solve a backend issue which is causing a bug in the frontend. Unit tests must pass to pass the second question. You can run both backend/frontend indivdually or together