Software Developer 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 63% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Developer Engineer roles take an average of 50 days to get hired, when considering 19 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 Developer Engineer according to 19 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 33%
Phone interview: 27%
One on one interview: 20%
Personality test: 7%
Other: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
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I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Montreal, QC) in Nov 2024
Interview
The interview process for a Software Development Engineer (SDE):
-Online Assessment : codes reviews (1h30), work simulation(3h) and personality test
-Technical Phone call
-Technical Phone Screen : This 45-60 minute interview assesses technical skills, including coding and system design, as well as behavioral aspects
-Bar Raiser
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I got a question about code reviews (2 codes, one simple and another more complicated), work simulation and personality test
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
first round was leetcode for 1hour, got easy 2 questions
then final round has 2 leetcode session and 1 system design and 1 lld session. each session has also leadership principle.
Leetcode questions was easy-medium.
Leadership principle was hard
I had issue with screensharing it wasted 10-15 min during the first round of interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
leet code - array and string questions. easy and medium level
The interview was basically a screening round, It was just a quick interview to get to know if I was worth the company's time. The dsa round was pretty easy but once they got into system design it was harder.
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They asked dsa questions like trapping rain water and a stack question similar to valid parenthesis.
Recruiter screen, online assessment, technical interviews, and behavioral rounds focused heavily on Amazon Leadership Principles. The process was structured, with a strong emphasis on problem-solving, coding skills, and examples demonstrating impact and ownership.