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SDE 1 Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington

January 13, 2026
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Process

I applied online. The process took 4 months.

3 rounds:

  • 1 Leadership Principles round that is about how you have implemented their ethics and principles in your work experience and projects before.
  • 2 Technical rounds with a mix of LeetCode and Low Level Design questions

Questions

They asked me to design a file system with folders, files, a search function by size, name, etc.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 20 interview experiences for the Amazon SDE 1 role in Seattle, Washington.

Success Rate

0%
Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive80%
Neutral10%
Negative10%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Amazon's SDE 1 interview process in Seattle, Washington.

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