Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 50% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Software Engineer according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 100%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Jan 2017
Interview
Applied online. Received the 30 mininutes x 2 test link. I was allowed to take the test within 2 weeks. First test was all basic java/c syntax and the data structure and fixing the errors. Second one was more like IQ/EQ test such that you read the long sentences and figure out the answer out of it. It was more like reading test.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
debug in for loops, array, or other coding questions.
That moment when the interviewer asked about finding indices in an array for a target sum was wild — I had just tackled something identical while prepping on PracHub. The interview included a technical round with another question about designing an in-memory LRU cache and a behavioral question about meeting tight deadlines. After a smooth discussion, I was told I'd received an offer, which I happily accepted. Overall, the process felt pretty straightforward and not overly challenging.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Given an array of integers return the indices of two numbers summing to a target
Interviewed for silicon team. Have only been asked about the domain specific knowledge in 1st round and system design in 2nd round and C coding in 3rd round.
The interviews were 50 mins each.
First round with hr screening - 2 leetcode questions then hr manager screening then the loop which consists of 4 interviews each an hour long. The 4 interview questions they asked where three medium leetcode questions. And one system design interview question about how to shadow deploy a test software to millions of users.