I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Jul 2015
Interview
My onsite interview went well. It had 5 rounds in total: 4 technical and 1 managerial. In two rounds, they tested design skills and knowledge on algorithms, data structures, time complexities and too many behavioural questions in the rest of the interview. People @ Amazon(especially recruiting co-ordinators) are very nice, down to earth and very helpful. I was happy about myself. Overall, it was a very good learning experience.
Other Software Development Engineer interview reviews for Amazon
It started with an OA, and then after a few weeks, I got invited to four rounds of interviews: technical and behavioral at 3 of the 4, and behavioral only at one.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Calgary, AB) in Jun 2026
Interview
Online Assessment is the first step in the process. I didn’t have an HR phone screening and went straight to the OA after applying. It was sent to me about a week after I submitted my application.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The first question is LeetCode style algorithms question, and the second question gives a full stack repo (choice of Java, NodeJS, or Django) and asks to solve a backend issue which is causing a bug in the frontend. Unit tests must pass to pass the second question. You can run both backend/frontend indivdually or together