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 58.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer 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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Simple coding questions with clear guidance and helpful tips
Some behavioral questions as well on Amazon leadership principles
Takes around 45 mins
Overall very good experience
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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
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Amazon conducts 5-6 rounds to select freshers as SDE (SDE-1) in their organization.
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