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 2,544 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 2,544 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 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Glendale, CA) in Oct 2018
Interview
Applied as a new graduate around Sept 2018, got invited to take the 1st online assessment in early October. This was a debugging and logic test, nothing too hard. You shouldn’t have to study for it if you’re at the new grad level.
Got invited to take the 2nd part of the assessment in late October. This was a 2 hour work simulation, immediately followed by a 90 minute, 2 question coding test. The work simulation wasn’t too bad, although there were parts that were confusing. The coding test was pretty challenging, probably Leetcode Mediums. I passed all the test cases in optimal time/space for the 1st question, but only passed 4/7 test cases for the 2nd question.
Got invited to schedule for 3 45-minute rounds of virtual interviews in early December. 2 rounds were Leetcode Mediums, 1 round was Leetcode Hard. I aced the first 2 rounds and did so-so on the 3rd round. I received an offer the next day.
I’m happy with how the interview process went, but I thought I was ghosted after the 2nd OA, since it took so long for them to get back to me.
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