Amazon Software Development Engineer I (SDE I) interview questions
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Software Development Engineer I (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 I (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.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Software Development Engineer I (SDE I) according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 40%
Presentation: 20%
IQ intelligence test: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
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Recruiter gave me a call, then an Online Assessment was scheduled where 2 coding questions were given. After which there is a fitment test that tests your fit with the companies values.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon
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Got hr contact from linkedin and asked to finish a online assessment. 3 Coding problems, finished them and passed all test cases. The interview is still on going. But I decided not to move forward.
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Algorithm coding questions, you can choose your languages
Three 45 mins interviews in one day with a 15 min there was one technical question and 2 behavioral questions break between each after an assessment overall good experience. The interviewers were very friendly