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 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer (SDE) I roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 27 days.
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3 rounds, first bar raiser, then 2 rounds of technical. The first round is mainly about leadership. The second round only with coding and some normal questions. The third round is about the OOD and some behavioural questions.
I applied through college or university. The process took 8 months. I interviewed at Amazon (California, MD) in Jul 2025
Interview
The Amazon SDE-1 interview includes an online assessment, 1–2 technical rounds, and 3–4 final interviews focusing on coding (DSA), basic system design, and behavioral questions based on Amazon’s 16 Leadership Principles using the STAR method.
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Question 1
"Tell me about a time when you faced a tough technical challenge and how you handled it."
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Dublin, Dublin) in Jun 2025
Interview
I was asked a medium difficulty leet code style question 'Course Schedule II'. Had to talk through TC, SC and further questions on more optimal solutions (if possible). Good experience
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Question 1
Leetcode style Q - course schedule II (medium difficulty)