Amazon Software Graduate Development Engineer interview questions
Updated 16 Jan 2026
based on 43 ratings
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Software Graduate Development Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3 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 73.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amazon (London, England) in May 2025
Interview
Behavioral assessment followed by a medium to hard leetcode style technical assessment. Once both stages are passed, a live coding round with interviewer follows, and I believe I did not pass that stage.
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Coding question based on array manipulation, not very clear and not enough information. Questions expected to clarify the problem.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Cape Town) in Sept 2025
Interview
I had a first phone screen, which was an hour long, had 15 minutes of Hr questions based on Leadership Principles, then 45 minutes of real-time coding problems, You need to know a bit much about DSA to be able to pass the coding challenges, you must think out loud.
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What is the difference between a binary tree and a binary search tree?
I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at Amazon (London, England) in Jun 2025
Interview
The first interview was a technical one that lasted 30 minutes. Interviewer was friendly and helpful and focused on the technical questions. The interview was not too formal which helped with the nerves