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 3.2 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 58.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer (SDE) I roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Software Development Engineer (SDE) I according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 40%
IQ intelligence test: 20%
Presentation: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
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The interview took place after the coding test, the interviewer was friendly and encouraging. I wrecked the interview cause I was not prepared, but the interviewer was not condescending and even gave some extra time to work on the problem.
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Technical question about python queues and breath first searching algorithm
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
Had a phone interview with recruiter to discuss my past experiences and general questions about my skills and technology preferences. After this was asked to complete an online coding skill assessment.
Just do coding on site, more or less leetcode median; but a very long session (I took around 3 hours coding session with around 2 min breaks), and some basic behavior questions. However, I got a free meal by the end of the day.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mostly are "do you have any questions for interviewer"