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:
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3 Rounds - 1 Technical, 1 Behavioural and Technical and 1 Technical. Did not expect 2 problems in the first round. Second round had some STAR based questions first and then I had one coding question
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Behavioural questions related to conflict resolution.
3 rounds of interview
dsa: 2 questions graph and tree
lld: apis, db flow
hm: situation based, use star method and prepare accordingly lots of stories around their leadership
eacch had lp's 2 questions each (most important)
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.