I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Apr 2013
Interview
My school is not one of the schools where Amazon recruits from. I started by going to the Amazon jobs site and applying to all the positions that I thought I was a good fit for. A week or two after I filled out my applications, I got an email from an Amazon recruiter inviting me to an on-site group interview (no phone screens prior to this). They flew me to Seattle, put me in a hotel nearby, and we (the other interviewees and myself) participated in an all-day coding exercise. I cannot discuss the problem that they gave us, but once we finished, we were free to leave. Spent the rest of the evening exploring Seattle, flew back home, and am now waiting for a response from them.
Other Software Development Engineer Interview Reviews for Amazon
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 (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