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 57.9% 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.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Software Development Engineer SDE I according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Skills test: 25%
Personality test: 25%
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Had a great interview process. They treated me very courteously. I had 50% coding and design and also 50% LP questions. Had 2 phone interviews and final round with 5 rounds inperson and also lunch interview.
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I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Phoenix, AZ) in Feb 2022
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Interviewer asked few questions about my work life in previous company. Asked a technical question He asked me to code the question in a notepad. I think its an online tool where both me and interviewer can access. Then asked if I have any questions to ask.