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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The Amazon coding assessment was an online test with two LeetCode style problems, and I had an hour to solve them. The questions were medium to hard difficulty, mostly focused on algorithms and data structures. No surprise just solid problem solving and efficiency mattered.
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one was about optimizing a search algorithm, and the other involved manipulating arrays
I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Amazon (Tel Aviv-Yafo) in Feb 2025
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Home Quiz: "SDE online assessment" with 2 parts.
The first part consists of 2 Leetcode questions.
The second part 'demonstrates' a day at work, in a dedicated environment system, you get emails with problems and need to 'solve the problems' by answering or choosing answers.
Two Technical Rounds (75% Coding, 25% Behavioral):
These rounds primarily focus on solving LeetCode-style coding questions, typically medium difficulty.
In addition to coding, interviewers will spend around 10-15 minutes assessing your fit with Amazon’s Leadership Principles through behavioral questions.
One Full Behavioral Round (100% Leadership Principles):
This round is entirely focused on evaluating how well you embody Amazon’s Leadership Principles such as “Customer Obsession,” “Bias for Action,” and “Deliver Results.”
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Question 1
Tell me about a time you took ownership of a project