I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Amazon in Aug 2022
Interview
It was a great experience. The interviewers were very patient and interactive. Make us very comfortable and keep us motivated while answering the coding questions given. So I could be a little stress free during the entire interview process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There were 2 coding questions, one was about finding the smallest integer near to each element in an array lying nearby to the left of it.
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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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