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Software Development Engineer (SDE) Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington

August 26, 2025
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The interview process consisted of 3 rounds:

  • 1 Behavioral (Leadership Principles focused)
  • 2 Technical (DSA + System Design/Problem Solving)

Amazon heavily emphasizes both problem-solving skills and alignment with their Leadership Principles (LPs). Therefore, preparation was balanced across LeetCode and LP-based behavioral questions.

Questions

Tell me a time where you had to disagree with your superior.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 129 interview experiences for the Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE) role in Seattle, Washington.

Success Rate

16%
Pass Rate

Amazon's interview process for their Software Development Engineer (SDE) roles in Seattle, Washington is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive61%
Neutral29%
Negative9%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Amazon's Software Development Engineer (SDE) interview process in Seattle, Washington.

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