Software Development Engineer (SDE) 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 73% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer (SDE) I roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 558 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 (SDE) I according to 558 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 22%
One on one interview: 21%
Phone interview: 12%
Personality test: 10%
Presentation: 9%
Background check: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Other: 5%
Group panel interview: 4%
Drug test: 1%
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I went through Amazon’s interview process, which included a phone screening and an online assessment. Although I didn’t pass the OA, the questions were straightforward and focused on problem-solving skills.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself and why do you want to work here?
The loop consists of 4–5 back-to-back interviews, each lasting 45–60 minutes. Your panel will typically include your potential hiring manager, 1–2 team members, a senior leader, and the Bar Raiser. Every interviewer is assigned 2–3 specific Leadership Principles to evaluate. Together, the panel covers all 16 principles across the loop.
Interview mainly consisted of DSA and questions on Leadership Principles.
Also slightly emphasizing on Low level design.Interview sort of helped me with the approach and asked me to explain the time and space complexity
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
The interview process started with an initial recruiter screening, followed by technical interview rounds. The technical interviews focused on data structures, algorithms, problem-solving, and discussing my approach clearly. The interviewers also asked behavioral questions related to teamwork, challenges, and past projects. Overall, the process was structured and professional.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a binary tree, how would you find the lowest common ancestor of two nodes if each node also has a parent pointer?