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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3 rounds, 2 coding dsa questions in one round, one round complete behavioral, one mixed with an low level design question and a leadership principles question. Prepare well for dsa and leadership principles you should be good.
Long and annoying. i tried to reschedule twice but they werent communicating. Interviewr seemed very annoyed and like he didnt want to be there. overall not the best and put me off from wanting to apply at the company.
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Tell me about yourself and projects youve worked on.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon
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A recruiter reached out. It was good, interview went well. It was difficult interview but it went well for me but didn’t hear back from recruiter. Tried to reach out but no response.
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My previous experience, projects and salary expectations