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.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Software Development Engineer(SDE II) according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Phone interview: 33%
Group panel interview: 33%
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I had an OA. After that I had a phone screen. Then I had a virtual onsite with 4 rounds. 3 were programming rounds. One was system design. Leadership principles were asked in all four rounds and even in the phone screen.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Amazon in Mar 2021
Interview
Went smooth, Lot of rounds even though it is all online.
First would be the coding rounds and there are 3 assesments in it.
Code debugging, Coding
Then a final video interview with a tech
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Londres, Inglaterra) in Apr 2021
Interview
Although I did not take any assessments after Oct 2020 one of the amazon hr told me that I took an assessment recently March 2021.
In the meantime another HR sent me OA(April 2021) saying I am eligible for taking a new assessment since it's more than 6 months from the last one.
What the heck is wrong with the recruitment system of Amazon. At least store the correct data. Very disappointed as this is not what people expect from Amazon
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