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Software Development Engineer (SDE) Interview Experience

May 8, 2025
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Process

After the online assessment, I had three back-to-back interview rounds.

The first was fully behavioral, focusing on my past experiences and team collaboration.

The second was an object-oriented design round, where I was asked to design a system related to video games.

The final round involved solving two algorithm problems under time pressure.

Questions

One question they asked was: “Tell me about a time you had to solve something under time pressure.”

It was part of the behavioral round and focused on assessing how I stay calm, prioritize tasks, and still deliver quality results when working under tight deadlines—aligned with Amazon’s Leadership Principle of “Bias for Action.”

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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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