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Software Development Engineer (SDE1) Interview Experience - India

November 20, 2025
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Process

🚀 My Amazon Interview Experience

Recently, I had the opportunity to go through the hiring process at Amazon, and it was an insightful and growth-filled journey!

Here’s how it unfolded:

Round 1: Initial Screening

A short screening round to understand my background and alignment with the role.

Round 2: Online Assessment (OA)

  • Coding Section – 2 questions based on data structures and algorithms
  • Work Simulation Scenario – testing alignment with Amazon’s leadership principles.
  • Personality Assessment – Evaluating cultural fit and alignment with core values.

I successfully cleared the OA round and moved ahead to the interviews.

Round 3: Technical Interview 1

  • Grid problem
  • String problem
  • Resume-based discussions

✅ I cleared this round and moved forward to the next stage.

Round 4: Technical Interview 2

  • Graphs & System Design concepts
  • Tree DP problem (Dynamic Programming)
  • Discussions on Amazon Leadership Principles, DSA fundamentals, OOPs, and resume-based questions

✨ Even though I couldn’t make it to the final stage, this journey sharpened my problem-solving skills and gave me invaluable insights into Amazon’s high hiring standards - a learning curve I’ll carry forward into future opportunities.

Questions

Amazon Leadership Principles, DSA fundamentals, OOPs, and resume-based questions.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 39 interview experiences for the Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE1) role in India.

Success Rate

33%
Pass Rate

Amazon's interview process for their Software Development Engineer (SDE1) roles in India is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive77%
Neutral21%
Negative3%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Amazon's Software Development Engineer (SDE1) interview process in India.

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