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Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE) Interview Experiences
30Real experiences from candidates who have gone through this interview process. Share your experience
SDE II Software Development Engineer
I interviewed for an SDE II role, and the whole process felt pretty standard and transparent. Amazon told me upfront what the process would look like, so I did not feel like I was guessing what came next: first an online assessment, then th… see more
Software Engineer (L4)
I interviewed for an L4 entry-level SWE role, and the process was one 30 minute phone screen followed by a three-interview super day. The phone screen was quick and a bit rushed, with no real introduction, just one medium array problem and… see more
- Give me an example of a time when you had to work outside your comfort zone. How did you gain expertise in that area?
- Tell me about a time when you had to ask more questions or dig deeper to get to the bottom of something.
- Solve an array problem where you are given two arrays and need to construct a new array by multiplying values across positions.
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Most candidates rate the Amazon interview as moderate
The median offer at Amazon is about $245k in total compensation
Amazon focuses on Coding and Data Structures & Algorithms questions the most
