Software Development Engineer 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 40% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer roles take an average of 90 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Software Development Engineer according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Skills test: 33%
Phone interview: 17%
Personality test: 17%
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I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
Before you get the interview you must first go through two sets of online tests. The first is a standard coding test. The second is a more difficult coding test and a behavioral test.
The interview itself consisted of behavioral and technical questions in 45 minute slots, which is shorter than usual so you might feel like you do not get to say everything you want to say. Otherwise, it is standard fare with behavioral and technical questions you could prepare for by reading Cracking the Coding Interview. The experience felt disorganized and isolated at times as you just sit in a room for most of the day while waiting for the sometimes late interviewers.
The feedback after the interview was sparse and not really helpful, and no amount of goodie bags will make up for that.
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.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
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.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
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