Software Development Engineer 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 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 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 online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Oct 2015
Interview
Applied online, gave me an online assessment with logic puzzles, technical coding problems, etc. After passing that round, a week later they sent me the second test which was a two-part test: 1) a work simulation where they test you on ability to handle certain situations in a work environment, 2) a few more technical problems. You can choose the language that you're most comfortable with for all the coding problems. About a week later, they said I'll be going to Seattle for the final interview (which was a week later from then). This was a group interview - you're in groups of 2-3 and working on the same problem but you implement only one part of it -- again choose most comfortable language. They told me my results of the interview within a few days.
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Q: Implement one part of a three-part problem - have a general idea of important algorithms and know how to use data structures! Work efficiently and start off getting something brute force and simple working, and then optimize later.
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.
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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.
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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