Software Development Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 50% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer roles take an average of 37 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Software Development Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
Personality test: 17%
Presentation: 17%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Mar 2019
Interview
Amazon recruiter reached out on LinkedIn for an open SDE position I would be suited for. First round was an online coding assessment with 2 problems and some behavioral questions. Next was a phone round with 2 coding problems and some behavioral questions.
Finally, was invited onsite to Seattle for their "blitz" style interview with 4 rounds. Each round was an hour long, spending the first half on behavioral questions based on their Leadership Principles, followed by a technical question. 2 rounds had coding questions and the other two had system design/OOP questions.
They really do focus a lot on their Leadership Principles when they ask their behavioral questions. Their follow-up questions are often based on what you just answered, so be prepared with your answers in detail.
It started with an OA, and then after a few weeks, I got invited to four rounds of interviews: technical and behavioral at 3 of the 4, and behavioral only at one.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (São Paulo, São Paulo) in Jun 2026
Interview
Empresa extremamente clara sobre o que é pedido na entrevista e isso me mostra a seriedade. Minha experiencia foi positiva e tente se atentar a resolver o problema e não somente decorar padrões do leetcode.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Perguntas em ingles que envolve o STAR e testes técnicos
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Calgary, AB) in Jun 2026
Interview
Online Assessment is the first step in the process. I didn’t have an HR phone screening and went straight to the OA after applying. It was sent to me about a week after I submitted my application.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The first question is LeetCode style algorithms question, and the second question gives a full stack repo (choice of Java, NodeJS, or Django) and asks to solve a backend issue which is causing a bug in the frontend. Unit tests must pass to pass the second question. You can run both backend/frontend indivdually or together