Amazon Software Development Engineer interview questions
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Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 27 days.
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Jan 2020
Interview
The interviewer first introduced himself and then asked for a self-introduction. Two behavioral questions are asked and each of them required specific examples. The coding question was to design a first-in-first-out parking lot system with follow-ups.
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How you make use of the resources to improve performance?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Jan 2019
Interview
You will receive online assessment at first. It's all about basic java coding and leadership principles. Then is 1 Online Video interview. In the end, you will get an offer.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Jan 2020
Interview
I applied online and went directly to a phone interview. There was a lot of static on the line so it was fairly difficult to understand to understand the interviewer at times.