Developer 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 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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Interview
Initial OA involved 2 leetcode style questions with a focus on sliding window.
This was followed by a workplace assessment involving parsing data from tables and from html code.
Onsite was 3 rounds. 1 behavioral about Amazon LPs, 1 DSA round with 1 question, and 1 Low Level Design round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Data Structures and Algorithmns: Boundary of Binary Tree
1. OA-general aptitude and 2 coding questions.
2.Tech round-Completely coding questions of 2
3.Hr round-This was mostly about relocation and background check and other general hr questions.
It was completely virtual process .
Interviewed for Amazon SDE role through online assessment and technical rounds coveringInterviewed for Amazon Software Development Engineer role through an online assessment and multiple technical interview rounds focused on data structures, algorithms, problem-solving, debugging, system design fundamentals, object-oriented design, and behavioral questions aligned with Amazon leadership principles and real-world engineering scenarios.
data structures, algorithms, problem-solving, system design fundamentals, and behavioral questions aligned with leadership principles.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One memorable thing they focused on was explaining my thought process clearly while solving coding problems — not just getting the correct answer, but discussing trade-offs, edge cases, optimization, and scalability considerations.