Software Development Engineer I applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 74% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer I roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 35 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 I according to 35 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 21%
Phone interview: 20%
Presentation: 18%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Drug test: 7%
Other: 6%
Skills test: 6%
Personality test: 6%
Group panel interview: 6%
Background check: 4%
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I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Dublin, Dublin) in Dec 2015
Interview
Applied online for Dublin/Ireland, after three weeks hr person arranged a telephone interview. After the phone interview, approximately one month later, they arranged a 6 hour video conference. It was a five session interview marathon with an hour of break. I knew i blew it and one week later a very polite email from hr arrived, informing that they will not proceed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Write an algorithm for solving the jigsaw puzzle. Input is the pieces of the puzzle and a method taking two pieces as input and returning true if they fit, false otherwise.
It started with an OA, and then after a few weeks, I got invited to four rounds of interviews: technical and behavioral at 3 of the 4, and behavioral only at one.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (São Paulo, São Paulo) in Jun 2026
Interview
Empresa extremamente clara sobre o que é pedido na entrevista e isso me mostra a seriedade. Minha experiencia foi positiva e tente se atentar a resolver o problema e não somente decorar padrões do leetcode.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Perguntas em ingles que envolve o STAR e testes técnicos
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Calgary, AB) in Jun 2026
Interview
Online Assessment is the first step in the process. I didn’t have an HR phone screening and went straight to the OA after applying. It was sent to me about a week after I submitted my application.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The first question is LeetCode style algorithms question, and the second question gives a full stack repo (choice of Java, NodeJS, or Django) and asks to solve a backend issue which is causing a bug in the frontend. Unit tests must pass to pass the second question. You can run both backend/frontend indivdually or together