Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE) interview questions
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Software Development Engineer (SDE) 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) 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.
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I applied online. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at Amazon in Feb 2024
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Chime assessment was as expected, coding questions, behavioural questions, and a work simulation. Following that a Chime interview with LC mediums. Readable code matters and be ready to answer many follow ups.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Feb 2024
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Was asked a systems design question leetcode medium. Behavioral was 2 questions. Good experience. Look into OOP and should be fine. Study leetcode im not sure what else. Have fun and dont overthink it.
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Was asked a systems design question leetcode medium