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SWE I Interview Experience

July 29, 2026
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Online Assessment. Four parts in the first stage:

  • Coding Test - 40 minutes standard DSA on HackerRank.
  • AI Assisted Coding - 60 minutes in a project repo (options like Node.js, Springboot, C++, Django) where you have to trace simple bugs through the repo (why isn't the request committing to the database i.e.).
  • Work hypotheticals - 30 minutes, put in hypotheticals and asked multiple choice on how to respond.
  • Personal style - 6 minutes, grade how much a statement relates to you.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 8 interview experiences for the Amazon SWE I role.

Success Rate

13%
Pass Rate

Amazon's interview process for their SWE I roles is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive25%
Neutral38%
Negative38%

Candidates reported having negative feelings for Amazon's SWE I interview process.

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