Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE1) interview questions
based on 88 ratings - Updated Apr 29, 2026
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Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer (SDE1) roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Software Development Engineer (SDE1) according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Skills test: 25%
Presentation: 25%
Phone interview: 25%
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loop of interviews:
- coding round: two LeetCode-based questions
- design round: LLD or any other type of programming questions, and behavioral questions + resume questions
- Leadership principles: behavioral questions
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Question 1
Coding Round:
Return Increasing Triplet Subsequence:
Example Input: [3, 4, 1, 6]
Example output: [3, 4, 6]
2. Maximum Subarray
Design round:
- Scheduling Task: Given a list of jobs with time and the required resource count, return the minimum number of resources needed at any point in time to run all jobs without delay.
The Amazon interview process typically involves multiple stages, including initial screening, assessments, phone screens, and in-person or virtual interview loops with multiple interviewers. The process often emphasizes both technical skills and behavioral traits, with questions based on Amazon's Leadership Principles.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon in Mar 2025
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Very good interviewer is friendly and supportive and even though I have learn but this interview experience is always remember in my whole life. They have asked me for one sudo code approach and then do me a production level code.