Amazon Web Services Software Development Engineer I interview questions
based on 43 ratings - Updated Jun 11, 2026
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Software Development Engineer I applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon Web Services 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 68.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer I roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon Web Services overall takes an average of 31 days.
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Skills test: 50%
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Pretty smooth, the interviewer was helpful, and I got to ask a lot of questions. Completed the questions and follow-ups early so I had time to ask about the role and the interviewer's experience
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amazon Web Services in Jan 2026
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It was hard, but the interviewer was good, supportive. They asked me java baics questions, about primitives, use of arraylist, how to speed up an code, hashmaps, their internal operation.
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Question 1
In the coding round, they asked about string conversion
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (Vancouver, BC) in Jan 2025
Interview
The interviewer was really friendly and talkative. We spent 15 minutes on the introduction, then moved on to the technical assessment. There is only one virtual interview, and the same interviewer completes both BQ and technical assessment with me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Got lucky and got asked FizzBuzz, which I solved almost immediately.