Software Development Engineer 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 61% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 2,545 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Software Development Engineer according to 2,545 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
One on one interview: 21%
Skills test: 14%
Presentation: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Group panel interview: 6%
Personality test: 5%
Background check: 4%
Drug test: 2%
Other: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Amazon in Oct 2018
Interview
I was invited to take an online assessment, consisting of 7 debugging questions and then 24 multiple-choice brain-teaser questions. This was the first online assessment and it wasn't too bad. I was then invited to take the second online assessment. The first half of this was a 120 minute simulation of a work day at Amazon where you responded to different situations that may arise in a real work day. That was followed by a 70 minute assessment that consisted of 2 coding problems. The first coding problem was doable and the second one I was unable to fully finish in the time allotted so I commented the rest of my algorithm. The turnaround between each round was so quick (< a day) and came at odd hours of the night (2am) that I am convinced they did not actually even read my code or comments and a computer instead weeds people out who couldn't pass the bar for the test. I rate this experience as negative because there was no interaction that felt human or personal. They are not interested in getting to know you unless you can prove that you can execute flawless code in a high pressure situation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a MxN matrix, starting at the top left corner where you can only move right and down, find all possible paths and then return the minimum element from the path with the largest sum of its elements.
It was a pleasant surprise when the first technical question about substring lengths came up — I recognized it from my prep sessions. Before the interview loop, I had spent hours going through the coding challenges on PracHub to sharpen my skills. After that, they asked about merging linked lists and then switched gears to a behavioral question on frugality. The whole process felt straightforward, and I appreciated the approachable atmosphere. Excited to receive the offer, I accepted the position right away.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Find the length of the longest substring without repeating characters
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