Amazon Software Development Engineer I interview questions
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Software Development Engineer I 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 58.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer I roles take an average of 90 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.
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Interview process was straightforward and simple. OA + Loop (3 rounds). Round One - 3 LP Principles, Round Two - 2 Leetcode problems ( stack and linkedlist), Round Three - 2 LP + 1 Leetcode (graph). You can definitely expect leetcode amazon tagged questions
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Vancouver, BC) in Sep 2024
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3 rounds of 1 hour back to back interviews. The interviews may be purely focused on behavioral questions, technical questions, or both. The technical portion consists of both leetcode style algorithm questions and LLD (low level design) questions.
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Mar 2025
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The interview process is too lengthy: 1 is online assessment for 4 hours then the panel round consisting of 3 back to back interviews of leetcode, system design and behavioral interviews. My interview went pretty good but I still got rejected for the role. No feedback was provided after that either.
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Leetcode question was tricky related to linked list