I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon in Dec 2020
Interview
they send me a very hard assessment to take in one week. Took the test and couldn't go further. The next day I received an email denial. They are respectful and responsive.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
2 java questions asked 90 minutes given to solve 15 minutes given to explain the approach.
The hiring process was getting rescheduled every week and I didn't get the opportunity to get interviewed by amazon, though I cleared the coding round.
The amazon should rethink the hiring process and should give a fixed date for interview
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Amazon (Tumakuru) in May 2026
Interview
The interview started with introduction of the interviewer and then asked about me. Then moved on to my Projects. Had small discussion on the projects. Later he gave a DSA problem of DP. Which I solved using Recursion but coundn't solve using DP.
5 rounds of interviews. Out of 5, 3 were technical. Mostly asked for medium leetcode style problems. Other round asked for different testing scenarios and one round with HR. Each round nearly takes an hour to be completed
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a situation you can relate yourself where you practice ownership
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) 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 71% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 38 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 In Test (SDET) according to 38 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 15%
Phone interview: 15%
Presentation: 13%
One on one interview: 13%
Personality test: 10%
Group panel interview: 9%
Background check: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Drug test: 6%
Other: 2%
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