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 lacks human interaction, and requires the interviewee to do their research and homework about the company and its expected answers. There are also multiple rounds for testing coding skills.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amazon in Mar 2021
Interview
I received an Online assement. After clearing the online assessment, I got an interview (four rounds) in a single day. Each round started with behavioral questions and then coding.
Each interviewer was helpful and cooperative. I had a fun experience with the interviewer. Though I did not crack the interview but the questions were reasonable.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
first step was the online assessment and It's was a coding challenge with two scenarios mainly focused around data structures and algorithms up to 90 min, then a describe your approach up to 15 min, then a work style survey up to 15 min
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Question 1
Coding challenge with two scenarios mainly focused around data structures and algorithms