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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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Cape Town) in Jul 2025
Interview
The Amazon interview process typically includes an online assessment, one or more technical interviews, and behavioral interviews focused on Leadership Principles. Candidates are evaluated for problem-solving skills, technical knowledge, and cultural fit through structured and challenging scenarios.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Computer networking questions, like differentiate between TCP and UDP
1 interview and after sprint of 5 interviews. Every interview is one question for 30 min and behaviour for another 30 minutes. Leetcode hard questions, Leetcode hard questions Leetcode hard questions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Leetcode hard question, about different algorithms
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA)
Interview
This was a contract role for Amazon. It was a one round interview that asked about my project experience, what I did at my last job, and tested me on Amazon Leadership principles.
There was no coding interview for this contract job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked me about what I did at my last software engineering job, and they tested me on Amazon Leadership principles and how I applied them at my last job.