Amazon Software Development Engineer I (SDE I) interview questions
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Interview was structured. Few steps. First few were leadership principles, then OA, and then few coding questions. Followed up with some more leadership principles questions and coding for the final few rounds
The Amazon SDE interview evaluates coding, data structures, system design, and behavioral skills through online assessments, technical rounds, and leadership principle questions, emphasizing problem solving clarity, scalability thinking, and consistent ownership driven decision making.
I applied online. The process took 9 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Herndon, VA) in Nov 2025
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Phone screen, then OA, then webinar interview. Not expected to get all questions on OA but still fairly difficult with DS & Algorithms. I would say the best way to prep is to do the Leetcode or Neetcode list of questions and you will need to make sure you understand basics of DS&A.
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