Software Engineer 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 through college or university. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Mar 2021
Interview
Interview for university recruitment. OTA with 2 questions and some behaviour questions. This was followed by an interview with a hiring manager. The interview was mostly a chat about Amazon. One or two questions about OTA.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Standard DSA questions expected in tech interviews
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Washington, DC) in Apr 2025
Interview
Applied to the position with a referral.
1. OA (pretty straightforward, had some questions about amazon leadership principles)
2. Final round interview: Only 1 leetcode, 1 system design, amazon leadership principles
4 Rounds of Interview about 50 minutes each, 2 leetcode style questions, objected oriented programming, and a system design question along with typical STAR questions. You aren't allowed any reference material and have to ask the instructor for any other information you aren't provided.