Software Development Engineer (SDE) II applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 4 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 52.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer (SDE) II roles take an average of 26 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 32 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Software Development Engineer (SDE) II according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
Personality test: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
Group panel interview: 17%
Skills test: 17%
Other: 8%
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the following list covers all the important topics covered in the Amazon online test.
Data Structures and Algorithms with a focus on Dynamic Programming, Trees, and Priority queues.
Work Style Assessment.
Amazon’s Leadership Qualities.
CS Fundamentals like OS, DBMS, CN, Aptitude, and various Puzzles may be optional.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Sorting and DS and Algorithms and Searching concepts
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon in June 2026
Interview
Fui abordado pelo recruiter no linkedin.
Não houve muita conversa, já fomos logo marcando a primeira etapa que era um code assessment. Nas trocas de email haviam vários guias e orientações sobre o que esperar.
Não me lembro exatamente se eram 2 ou 3 perguntas, e se o tempo era de 60 ou 90 minutos.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Code assesment (sozinho): Debugar uma aplicação (com back e front juntos) do porque uma inserção não está funcionando corretamente.
Live coding:
1 questão: Arvore binária matemática: Como chegar ao resultado da conta
2 questão: Dado o array, monte a árvore (o inverso da 1).
Árvore usada:
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/ \
- *
/ \ / \
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Online assessment consists of 2 DSA and 1 development question of a real application with bugs to fix (you can select development framework and language). After that 10-15 behavioural questions related to work scenarios.
Coding ques nd LPs. lc mediums were asked nd some lps were asked.. DSA questions.
Something like printing path from a to b in a graph. Ghe shortest one. Coding ques nd LPs. lc mediums were asked nd some lps were asked.. DSA questions.
Something like printing path from a to b in a graph. Ghe shortest one.