Software Developer applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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It was tough. The interviewers were knowledgeable and knew what they were asking. The interview process felt like a friendly conversation. Prepare well for DS and system design related questions
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Amazon (California City, CA) in Jun 2025
Interview
The interview process consisted of several stages. Initially, there was an online assessment focused on problem-solving and coding tasks. This was followed by a technical phone screen where I was asked to solve algorithmic problems and explain my thought process. After passing that round, I was invited to a series of virtual onsite interviews, which included multiple sessions covering system design, behavioral questions based on Amazon's Leadership Principles, and additional coding challenges. The process was structured, thorough, and focused on both technical and soft skills.
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Question 1
One of the questions was to design a scalable system capable of handling high traffic with minimal latency, while ensuring fault tolerance and data consistency.
There were 3 rounds total in the 1st round there was 1 LLD filesystem question, 2nd Behvioral with time stamp like in instagram post LLD question and third just behavioral