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.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Software Development Engineer according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 33%
Phone interview: 33%
Group panel interview: 33%
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I was invited to interview as a Software Development Engineer and return to Amazon after graduating with my degree. Previously I worked as an Intern at Amazon, and experienced a window into the culture at Amazon on the software development side of things.
The Amazon offer was underwhelming compared to my other offers, and I was able to enjoy a better work environment too :D
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Justify why your tackling a problem a particular way, be ready to defend your strategy.
Phone interview with recruiter then online assessment. Did not pass the online assessment. The online assessment consists of two problems that you are required to solve. I was able to solve them but did not pass the online assessment.
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Recruiter asked me about my work experience and skillset.
Throughout the interview process i had a great experience during the interview procedure and came to know about many things and new tech stack
and new technology that is booming in the present era.
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