Amazon Software Development Engineer I (SDE I) interview questions
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3 rounds, first bar raiser, then 2 rounds of technical. The first round is mainly about leadership. The second round only with coding and some normal questions. The third round is about the OOD and some behavioural questions.
I applied through college or university. The process took 8 months. I interviewed at Amazon (California, MD) in Jul 2025
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The Amazon SDE-1 interview includes an online assessment, 1–2 technical rounds, and 3–4 final interviews focusing on coding (DSA), basic system design, and behavioral questions based on Amazon’s 16 Leadership Principles using the STAR method.
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Question 1
"Tell me about a time when you faced a tough technical challenge and how you handled it."