1. Online Application / Referral

You submit your resume through:

• Amazon Jobs portal
• OR via employee referral (strongly increases chances)

If shortlisted, HR contacts you.

1. Online Assessment (OA)

Most technical roles include one or more OAs. For SDE roles, Amazon usually uses:

OA1 (Debugging + Coding)

• 2 coding problems
• 7 debugging questions
• Medium-level DSA

OA2 (Coding + Work Simulation)

• 1–2 medium/hard coding questions
• Work Simulation (situational judgment test based on Leadership Principles)
• A personality/behavior assessment

OA3 (Optional for interns or new grads)

Sometimes an additional coding test or “Work Style Assessment.”