Software Engineer 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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I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Amazon in Mar 2025
Interview
In my Amazon interview, I got 2 very hard coding questions. The problem statements were too long and complex. It felt like they weren't valuing good software engineers, but rather testing pressure handling, pattern memorization, and the ability to solve unrealistic and overly complex problems, with less focus on practical coding or system design.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (New York, NY) in Feb 2025
Interview
Online Assessment which was one easy/ medium question and a second medium/hard question. I ran out of time for the second one and did not move on. You also have to write about leadership principles so make sure you review those before coming in.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Hard dynamic programming question, see leetcode most frequently asked
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Los Angeles, CA) in Mar 2025
Interview
Recruiter was very helpful - Called onsite but it was remote, takes 4-5 hours consists of 5 rounds. 4 Coding and 1 system design. Leetcode mediums and the system design was a run of the mill question you can find online
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design a system that scrapes prices from other online retailers