Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE) interview questions
Updated Jun 1, 2026
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Software Development Engineer (SDE) applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Bellevue, WA) in Jan 2025
Interview
OA followed by first and final round, which is a virtual one-hour interview with 2-3 leadership principles and 2 LC questions
for summer 2026, the process has been changed to OA followed by technical interview followed by HM interview (AKA team-matching; could be more than one if not matched from first interview)
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon in Nov 2024
Interview
There was 2 online assessment and 1 long coding chalange and then finally a interview.
Interview consist some dsa level medium question and also about your experience as it is experience based profile
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Dsa medium question and your experience and project
The process began with an Online Assessment (OA) featuring two coding challenges and a work style simulation. This was followed by a technical phone screen. The final round consisted of 4–5 virtual onsite interviews covering Data Structures & Algorithms, System Design, and a heavy emphasis on Amazon's Leadership Principles.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design a top-K leaderboard system for a massive multiplayer online game