Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE I) interview questions
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Software Development Engineer (SDE I) 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 I) 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.
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First OA atfter loop interview. interview was easy fro 2 rounds, one round very difficult Asked Leadership proinciples and low level design problems, Practice leetcode. Bar raiser grilled on LPs though were no coding questions
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon in Mar 2025
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DSA, LLD, Behavior. All rounds have one or two BQs. DSA round was two leetcode mediums. LLD round was designing a connect-four game. Overall smooth. Interviewers are friendly and approachable
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Amazon (Dallas-Fort Worth) in Jun 2025
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3 interviews back to back. third one had a small break before it and was bar raiser. first was half tech, half behavioral. second was technical. they would ask you to talk through your thought process even when writing code.
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Question 1
Describe a situation where you had a disagreeing opinion with your team.