I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Tel Aviv-Yafo) in Jun 2022
Interview
I applied to a different position at Amazon. You start with the Online Assignment 1-3. After that I got declined.
Half a year after I got a mail from AWS asking me if I'd like to interview to a new position.
I had a first technical interview with a developer (over video conference), asking me leetcode questions as well as questions about operating systems.
After that I had a 2 interview "on-site" interview day from home, with a team lead and a senior developer, asking hard variations of leetcode questions as well as leadership principal questions.
The interviews were overall really fun and challenging, all the people I interacted with (especially the HR representative) were really nice, helpful and welcoming.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
personal questions:
"Tell me about a project you worked for that not only met the requirements but exceeded them"
"Tell me about something you learned recently"
"Why amazon"
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.
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?
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
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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