Software Development Engineer I 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 I 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 I according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
IQ intelligence test: 25%
Presentation: 25%
Phone interview: 25%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Amazon in Sept 2013
Interview
The recruiter communicated very little, and also gave me little time to prepare. Maybe he was rushing to meet a quota. I went into the phone interview not knowing much about the position, and inadequately prepared. The recruiter's emails were short and sparse, and lacked several details which I later found my friends had received from other Amazon recruiters.
The questions were not terribly difficult, but I wasn't well prepared. The interviewer was patient and very polite. He gave me a few hints along the way, but I could tell the interview was over as we spoke. Never got pass the phone interview. Lesson learned that I should have demanded more information and request for more prep-time that suited my pace. Felt like I was hit by a train, with everything happening in a flash.
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