Sr. Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 4 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 57.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sr. Software Engineer roles take an average of 1 day to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Sr. Software Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 40%
Skills test: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Other: 20%
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Four rounds of questions. 2 Tech 2 behavioral. Not worth it if you're looking to work in a comfortable, stress-free environment. Good salary and benefits however if that's what you're looking for.
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Most questions were irrelevant to the real life application of the skill set.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA)
Interview
They gave me an automated test. Then got an automated email that said they weren't interested in me for the potential role but may contact me in the future. I tried contacting the recruiter to find out more details but never heard back.
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Amazon (Dublin, Dublin)
Interview
It’s very tough as you move up and spend more time you would feel that it’s all subjective and has nothing to do with actual job description. Interview process is long and puts you down as a candidate to go and revise all the book knowledge which might not be applicable in real life