Software 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 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Ammanabole) in May 2025
Interview
The interview process at Amazon was structured and challenging. It started with an online assessment focused on data structures and algorithms, followed by two technical interviews covering problem-solving, system design, and behavioral questions rooted in Amazon’s Leadership Principles. Communication and clarity were key. The process was intense but fair, and the interviewers were professional throughout.
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Question 1
One standout question was: “Design a scalable URL shortening service like bit.ly.” They wanted me to discuss trade-offs, database choices, hashing strategies, and how I’d handle high traffic.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Feb 2025
Interview
The interview consisted of 4 rounds in total, apart from the recruiter screen. The first three rounds were DSA-focused and covered arrays, graphs, and dynamic programming. The final round was a bar raiser round and a system design round.
I interviewed at Amazon (Jordanstown, Northern Ireland)
Interview
Amazon UK, on the first round of coding, i was being asked something like to build a treee from string, i am tried to impelement the logic but the interviewer was not helpfull