I applied in-person. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Hyderabad) in Oct 2025
Interview
The Amazon SDE interview process begins with a recruiter screening to assess your background and role fit. Then, you take an Online Assessment that includes coding problems, debugging tasks, and a work-style test based on Leadership Principles. If shortlisted, you attend one or two technical phone interviews focused on DSA and behavioral questions. The final stage is the virtual onsite loop with multiple rounds covering coding, system design (for some roles), and deep Leadership Principle discussions. After evaluation, the hiring committee reviews feedback and extends an offer if you meet the bar.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
“Given an array, find the length of the longest substring without repeating characters.”
I received an Online Assessment (OA) invitation from Amazon. The assessment consisted of two coding questions of medium to hard difficulty, focusing on data structures, algorithms, and problem-solving skills. The questions required efficient solutions with optimized time and space complexity. After the OA, shortlisted candidates typically proceed to one or more technical interview rounds covering coding, system design, and behavioral questions based on Amazon's Leadership Principles.
Applied online via career site, received OA link within 2 days and cleared it, Round 1- DSA, Round-2 DSA, Round 3- System Design, Round 4- Mixed Technical Discussion and Behavioral.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Number of Islands (LC 200 - Medium): You are heavily advised to know how to traverse connected components using a 2D grid.
Interview involved one screening OA and one final day, 3 back to back interviews, one technical, one behavioral and one mix. Focused on leader ship principles and DSA and algo
