Software Development Engineer 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 61% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer I roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 2,543 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 I according to 2,543 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 through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amazon (Bengaluru) in May 2019
Interview
There are total 5 rounds. First round was online test and other are face to face discussions. Online test can be taken from home . After clearing it , I got invitation for face to face interviews.
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
1st round :
2 coding questions and 20 MCQ are given that was related to c,c++, OS and database.
After clearing first round , two coding questions asked .
1. find element in 2d matrix which is row wise and column wise sorted .
2. Print binary tree diagonally
3rd round :
One coding questions was asked.
In interview room , n seats are given . All are initially empty . People are coming . I need to allocate seats . And they want to seat as far away to each other as possible.
This I solved using queue.
Then modification in this question. Some people are already seated. Then I have to allocate seats .
4th round :
1. Project discussion
2. Array of characters is given . It has repeating characters. I need to find put kth unique element.
3. Implement a data Structure for operations push, pop and find min.
4. Behavioral question , can you work under pressure.
5th round :
1. Project discussion
2. Anything challenging in your project , you have done .
3. Have you got any feedback in last 6 months .
4. Anything you have learned by yourself in last 6 months .
5. Inheritance vs composition
6. Singleton pattern
7. Two sorted list given , merge them in place.
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