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.
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it was a long intresting process, it was mostly your tech related , went well but didnt hear from them . could not able to grab it . Hope to get into one soon
Amazon's recruitment process consists of six main parts: resume screening, phone screening, hiring manager interview, writing test, loop interviews, and hiring committee reviews. The most difficult and decisive parts of the interview process are phone screenings (1-2 rounds), and on-site interviews (4-5 rounds).
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Question 1
What would you do if you found out your closest friend at work was stealing? ...
Describe your most difficult customer and how you handled it. ...
Tell me about a time you were 75 percent through a project and had to pivot quickly. ...
Behavioral questions. ...
Leadership questions.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Arlington, VA) in Aug 2022
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did not help me with anything and the interview was not related to the job it was difficult too and was not helpful at all and unrelated to the position I was applying for