Software Development Engineer (SDE) applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3.4 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 765 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 765 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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Uma entrevista técnica realizada em inglês, com foco em questões de algoritmos e estruturas de dados, acontece por meio da plataforma LifeCode. Durante o processo, o candidato precisa resolver desafios de programação, explicar suas soluções e demonstrar habilidades de resolução de problemas em tempo real. A avaliação considera a capacidade de escrever código eficiente, justificar escolhas e otimizar algoritmos. As perguntas podem abordar arrays, listas ligadas, árvores, ordenação, busca e análise de complexidade, exigindo comunicação clara e raciocínio lógico durante toda a sessão.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You have n boxes labeled from 0 to n - 1. You are given four arrays: status, candies, keys, and containedBoxes where:
status[i] is 1 if the ith box is open and 0 if the ith box is closed,
candies[i] is the number of candies in the ith box,
keys[i] is a list of the labels of the boxes you can open after opening the ith box.
containedBoxes[i] is a list of the boxes you found inside the ith box.
You are given an integer array initialBoxes that contains the labels of the boxes you initially have. You can take all the candies in any open box and you can use the keys in it to open new boxes and you also can use the boxes you find in it.
Return the maximum number of candies you can get following the rules above.
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.
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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?