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 57.9% 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:
Phone interview: 25%
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One on one interview: 25%
Skills test: 25%
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Can you describe a challenging situation you faced in your previous role and how you managed to resolve it
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Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The code challenge contains 2 problems. One is simple and the other asks you to use the least steps to equally divide N piles of goods.