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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Phone interview: 40%
IQ intelligence test: 20%
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One on one interview: 20%
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3 hours interview with three different engineers from all around the world after a 4 hours online assessment that was partly useless. i also didnt get an answer after this
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
OA that lasted about 3 hours then 3 hour final round. Took the OA in January and got the invitation for final round in late May/early June. 1 behavioral round, 1 LLD round, and 1 Leetcode round for final round interview.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Apr 2025
Interview
Basic recruiter call, tech screen , on site with 3 technical rounds, 2 behavioral emphasize on amazon values. Interviewers were not helpful or friendly. They seemed bored and done with life.