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      Software Development Engineer (SDE) Interview

      Mar 23, 2022
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon

      Interview

      Interview process includes online code challenges and onsite(virtual) interviews where you code and interact with other engineers. The difficulty seems to be about leetcode medium questions, roughly 45 questions per question.

      Other Software Development Engineer (SDE) Interview Reviews for Amazon

      Software Development Engineer (SDE) Interview

      Jul 8, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Amazon

      Interview

      The loop consists of 4–5 back-to-back interviews, each lasting 45–60 minutes. Your panel will typically include your potential hiring manager, 1–2 team members, a senior leader, and the Bar Raiser. Every interviewer is assigned 2–3 specific Leadership Principles to evaluate. Together, the panel covers all 16 principles across the loop.

      Software Development Engineer (SDE) Interview

      Jul 5, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon

      Interview

      The interview process started with an initial recruiter screening, followed by technical interview rounds. The technical interviews focused on data structures, algorithms, problem-solving, and discussing my approach clearly. The interviewers also asked behavioral questions related to teamwork, challenges, and past projects. Overall, the process was structured and professional.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Given a binary tree, how would you find the lowest common ancestor of two nodes if each node also has a parent pointer?
      Answer question

      Software Development Engineer (SDE) Interview

      Jul 14, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Chennai
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Chennai) in Jul 2026

      Interview

      4 rounds in total I did not clear first round two questions one dsa and the other one ai assisted coding task which was repo based. I was able to provide solution for the dsa question but was not able to solve for edge cases and did not kave enough time to debug

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Thwj asked me hard dp question
      Answer question


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      Amazon interviews FAQs

      • Software Development Engineer (SDE) applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 59% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer (SDE) roles take an average of 47 days to get hired, when considering 764 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 (SDE) according to 764 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Skills test:  22%

        One on one interview:  22%

        Phone interview:  19%

        Personality test:  11%

        Presentation:  7%

        Background check:  6%

        Group panel interview:  5%

        IQ intelligence test:  4%

        Other:  3%

        Drug test:  1%

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