SDE-intern applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 69% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for SDE-intern roles take an average of 58 days to get hired, when considering 447 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 SDE-intern according to 447 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 27%
Skills test: 22%
Phone interview: 15%
Personality test: 12%
Presentation: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Background check: 5%
Other: 3%
Drug test: 2%
Group panel interview: 1%
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Two technichal questions. trees and linked lists. it was pretty much leetcode style questions so you have to know your DSA. Other than that it was mostly behavioral. You will have to know the Amazon principles by heart. Knowing them alone doesnt take you that far you will have to live by them
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Tell me about a time you demonstrated Customer Obsession by going above and beyond for a customer. What was the situation, what actions did you take, and what was the outcome?
Had one virtual interview with an engineer. Prior to that, there was a online assessment with a leadership assessment (behavioral). Process was smooth. Heard back within reasonable time (1-2 weeks).
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valid brackets on leetcode and we dove a bit deeper
First there was an online assesment and two rounds of tech interview where each round had 2 dsa problems which were lc medium and some behavioral questions and project related question.
The interview process was straightforward and friendly. It started with a recruiter screening, followed by a technical interview. The interviewer asked basic coding questions, object-oriented programming concepts, and a few behavioral questions based on Amazon Leadership Principles. The coding problems were not very difficult, and the interviewer was willing to provide hints when needed. Overall, the experience was positive and well organized.