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Software Engineer Interview Experience

July 12, 2025
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The process was thoughtfully structured and quite rigorous—Amazon clearly takes its hiring seriously. They’re known for their leadership principles, and those really do shape every stage of the interview.

The stages were:

  • Recruiter call
  • Online assessment
  • Technical interviews
  • Final loop

Questions

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1,213 interview experiences for the Amazon Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

9%
Pass Rate

Amazon's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive47%
Neutral39%
Negative15%

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

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