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Software Development Engineer (SDE) Interview Experience

June 1, 2025
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The Amazon SDE I final round has three 1-hour virtual interviews on the same day.

Each round includes:

  • Coding
  • Behavioral questions based on Amazon’s Leadership Principles
  • Sometimes a basic system design

Interviewers take notes.

Questions

Tell me about a situation that required you to dig deep to get to the root cause.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 529 interview experiences for the Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE) role in United States.

Success Rate

19%
Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive60%
Neutral29%
Negative11%

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

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