Software Development Engineer I applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer I roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 423 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 17 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Software Development Engineer I according to 423 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 30%
Presentation: 15%
Phone interview: 13%
Skills test: 12%
Group panel interview: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Background check: 6%
Other: 5%
Personality test: 5%
Drug test: 2%
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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