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.
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The Amazon SDE interview was challenging yet rewarding, involving multiple rounds of coding and behavioral questions centered on problem-solving, leadership principles, and technical knowledge. The interviewers were professional and approachable, providing hints, encouraging detailed explanation, and engaging in meaningful discussions about projects and solutions. Overall, the experience felt friendly, balanced, and insightful, and offered a good opportunity to showcase both technical and interpersonal skills
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A key question asked in the Amazon SDE interview was to solve a complex coding problem related to data structures, such as manipulating arrays or implementing a specific algorithm efficiently, while explaining each step clearly and justifying the approach based on Amazon’s leadership principles
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Amazon (Hyderâbâd) in Mar 2024
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it was good but at the same time i was tensed so lost that and also th einterviwer was cool but the red black tree implementationn took a time to solve but finaly with the helo could solve
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Amazon (Gurgaon, Haryana) in Aug 2025
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it was good m they asked 2 questions one was regarding trees like binary search tree and then second question was related to the strings , so the trees questions was the modification of least common ancestor