Software Development Engineer (SDE) applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer (SDE) roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Software Development Engineer (SDE) according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 40%
IQ intelligence test: 20%
Presentation: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
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I recently applied for an SDE position at Amazon and was excited to progress to a screening interview. After the interview, I received a congratulatory email and was asked to provide my availability, which I promptly did. Unfortunately, after multiple follow-ups with no response, I received an automated rejection email weeks later without any communication from the recruiters.
I understand the hiring process can be busy, but the lack of communication was disappointing, especially from a company like Amazon. This experience was not what I expected, and I hope Amazon can improve its candidate communication process in the future.
I received an Online Assessment (OA) invitation from Amazon. The assessment consisted of two coding questions of medium to hard difficulty, focusing on data structures, algorithms, and problem-solving skills. The questions required efficient solutions with optimized time and space complexity. After the OA, shortlisted candidates typically proceed to one or more technical interview rounds covering coding, system design, and behavioral questions based on Amazon's Leadership Principles.
Applied online via career site, received OA link within 2 days and cleared it, Round 1- DSA, Round-2 DSA, Round 3- System Design, Round 4- Mixed Technical Discussion and Behavioral.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Number of Islands (LC 200 - Medium): You are heavily advised to know how to traverse connected components using a 2D grid.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Amazon (Patiala) in Jun 2026
Interview
Amazing process, was asked 2 dsa questions then hashmap internals and then basic introduction in dsa question i was given hints too, ovrall a great experience, will recommend everyone in the house