Software Developer 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 48% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Developer roles take an average of 24 days to get hired, when considering 3,651 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 Developer according to 3,651 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 30%
One on one interview: 18%
Skills test: 17%
Presentation: 10%
Personality test: 7%
Group panel interview: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Background check: 4%
Other: 2%
Drug test: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Oct 2022
Interview
The interview process at Amazon was thorough but fair. It started with a phone screen that covered the basics, then moved into a series of technical and behavioral interviews. Each round had a mix of coding and scenario-based questions that tested both my problem-solving skills and alignment with Amazon’s leadership principles. It was challenging but gave me a good sense of Amazon's culture and expectations.
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During my Amazon interviews, they asked a variety of questions. For the technical parts, I faced coding challenges like solving problems related to data structures and algorithms, such as finding the shortest path in a graph and optimizing search functions. They also asked system design questions, like how I would design a scalable messaging system. On the behavioral side, they focused on scenarios like how I handled a difficult team situation and times when I had to make decisions with limited information, always tying back to their leadership principles.
The interview was basically a screening round, It was just a quick interview to get to know if I was worth the company's time. The dsa round was pretty easy but once they got into system design it was harder.
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Question 1
They asked dsa questions like trapping rain water and a stack question similar to valid parenthesis.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
first round was leetcode for 1hour, got easy 2 questions
then final round has 2 leetcode session and 1 system design and 1 lld session. each session has also leadership principle.
Leetcode questions was easy-medium.
Leadership principle was hard
I had issue with screensharing it wasted 10-15 min during the first round of interview
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Question 1
leet code - array and string questions. easy and medium level
Recruiter screen, online assessment, technical interviews, and behavioral rounds focused heavily on Amazon Leadership Principles. The process was structured, with a strong emphasis on problem-solving, coding skills, and examples demonstrating impact and ownership.