Amazon Software Development Engineer interview questions
Updated 3 June 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 20%Campus recruitingCampus recruiting
- 18%RecruiterRecruiter
- 11%Employee referralEmployee referral
- 1%OtherOther
- 1%In personIn person
- 1%Recruitment agencyRecruitment agency
Interview search
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Amazon interviews FAQs
- Software Development 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 59% positive. To compare, the company-average is 53% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer roles take an average of 36 days to get hired, when considering 22 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 according to 22 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
One on one interview: 23%
Skills test: 14%
Background check: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 9%
Personality test: 9%
Presentation: 6%
Group panel interview: 3%
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