Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE) I interview questions
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Software Development Engineer (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 (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.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Software Development Engineer (SDE) I according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 25%
Personality test: 25%
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
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The interview process was very seamless. As a company they are very transparent, overall it was a very good experience. It helped me overlook my weaknesses and work upon them.
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Question related to data structures and algorithms
Initial Screening interview, online assessment, One on One and three more technical interviews. Everything happened on multiple days and due to covid all rounds are happened online without onsite visit.
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Common questions from leetcode with slight customization
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Jan 2019
Interview
Simple, straightforward and two rounds of coding. Coding was pretty simple, leet code stuff. One extra round prior to interview is a behavioral test. The behavioral is multiple choice and has to do with work situations.
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Word anagram, similar to the ones you see on leetcode