Is it hard to get hired as a Software Development Engineer at Amazon Web Services?

Software Development Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon Web Services with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 65% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.

How long does it take to get hired as a Software Development Engineer at Amazon Web Services?

Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer roles take an average of 63 days to get hired, when considering 34 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon Web Services overall takes an average of 36 days.

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Amazon Web Services Software Development Engineer interview questions

based on 47 ratings - Updated Jul 23, 2026

Average interview difficulty

Very positive interview experience

How others got an interview

58%
Applied online
Applied online
33%
Recruiter
Recruiter
4%
Employee Referral
Employee Referral
4%
Campus Recruiting
Campus Recruiting

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47 interviews

Software Development Engineer Interview

May 11, 2024

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Easy interview

Application

I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (Dublin, Dublin)

Interview

- Was more of a conversation, the interviewer opened up with explaining his role and more about the team - 3 "tell me about"'s and the rest was 1 LC medium - Enjoyable experience - Would recommend

Interview questions [2]

Question 1

Tell me about a time you disagreed with a colleague?

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Question 2

Space time complexity of binary search

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Software Development Engineer Interview

Apr 19, 2024

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Difficult interview

Application

I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (Dublin, Dublin) in Feb 2024

Interview

Two medium level leetcode questions and a couple of systems design questions. The system design interview attempted to simulate a real project with simulated conversations amongst co-workers in email threads.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Applications of dead letter queue.

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Software Development Engineer Interview

Jan 11, 2024

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (Vancouver, BC)

Interview

Technical coding test: two questions to code, you can choose the coding language. Design test: depends on the seniority, for junior position it's not needed Round interviews for Leadership principals: tell stories in STAR format for a couple of Amazon leadership principals

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

tell story related to a Leadership principal

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