Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE) II interview questions
based on 280 ratings - Updated May 31, 2026
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Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer (SDE) II roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 29 days.
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Had a loop interview. The recruiter responded within a day. It is usually 4 rounds of interviews. It consisted of both system design and coding questions. The interviewers were friendly.
Step 1: Pass the resume screening Step 2: Pass the screening call Step 3: Pass the Amazon Online Assessments Step 4: Pass the video interviews Step 5: Pass the writing test Step 6: Pass the “Loop” (on-site) interviews Step 7: Pass the hiring committee reviews and get the offer
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Montreal, QC) in Nov 2022
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Recruiter reached out and sent me an online assigment then I was invited for the onsite. 3 coding rounds + 1 system design and all of them had behavioural questions.
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Tell me about a time you improved something for your company