Amazon Software Development Engineer I (SDE I) interview questions
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Software Development Engineer I (SDE I) applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer I (SDE I) roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 27 days.
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The interviewers are nice. The questions in the coding session are from leetcode. Very detailed behavior questions. Many follow up. However, it's difficult to contact the recruiter. Overall, the experience is not bad.
I applied through other source. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (Chennai) in Feb 2019
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The interviewer asked a question and went on mute. Not really sure if he heard the answer or not. After unmute he asked me to repeat the solution again. That was very frustrating.
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I applied through other source. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Edinburgh, Schottland) in Nov 2019
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Interviews in Amazon are very pleasant compared to other FAANG companies. While the questions are challenging, interviewers are there for you and make sure you're having a great time. I would really recomend taking up an interview in Amazon, at least to get familiar with the process.