Sr. Software 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 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sr. Software Engineer roles take an average of 1 day to get hired, when considering 2 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 Sr. Software Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 40%
Skills test: 20%
Other: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
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Interview process consisted of online assessment and virtual onsite.
Virtual onsite was a standard interview, consisting of coding and system design rounds. Each round had behavioral interview as well. Overall, pretty standard interview process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you had to go beyond your call of duty to get things done.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Apr 2025
Interview
Amazon HR reached out to me, I did the OA test first and passed it. Then we scheduled a phone interview. The interview took so long as no interviewers accept the interview at the beginning.
The Amazon interview process includes a recruiter screen, optional online assessment, technical phone screens, and a final onsite loop with multiple rounds testing coding, system design, and leadership principles, followed by debrief and offer.