Amazon Software Development Engineer interview questions
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Software Development Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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Went really well. Spoke with a recruiter and was passed on to the first interview rather quickly and easily.
The development interview wasn't too tough and asked some pretty straight forward questions.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon in Jan 2021
Interview
Amazon conducts 5-6 rounds to select freshers as SDE (SDE-1) in their organization.
Fully technical and data structures
Online application. Discover opportunities with Amazon.
Assessments. Prepare for assessments.
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Software development topics
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon in Oct 2020
Interview
Pretty straightforward. Had 3 OAs to a 45-min final round interview with one technical question and a lot of background (emphasis on Amazon Leadership Principles). Got offer day after interview.