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SDE 1 Interview Experience

August 7, 2026
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The process consisted of 4 rounds:

  • 1 DSA round
  • 2 LLD rounds (one of which included a discussion on Gen AI best practices)
  • 1 round dedicated entirely to LP/behavioral questions

LP questions were also sprinkled into every other round.

Questions

Implement a rate limiter similar to that on LeetCode.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 188 interview experiences for the Amazon SDE 1 role.

Success Rate

11%
Pass Rate

Amazon's interview process for their SDE 1 roles is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive67%
Neutral24%
Negative9%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Amazon's SDE 1 interview process.

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