Amazon Software Development Engineer SDE II interview questions
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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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First contacted by recruiter. Then an online assessment. There are 3 types of exercises in the assessment: 1. Coding Challenge – this timed section takes 90 minutes, work through two coding problems.(One easy and one hard question. ) 2.Work Simulation – typically takes 15 minutes, work through software development decisions faced by SDEs at Amazon. 3. Work Style Surveys – typically takes 10 minutes, 2 surveys - answer questions about how you approach software engineering work and your approach to work in general.
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Sat home) in May 2022
Interview
I was informed via email that I have two weeks to prep for the interview. There were 3 interviews but they kept getting postponed. The interviewers were great and made me feel comfortable but I had to wait months before I heard from them that I have been rejected.
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Object oriented coding round, Behavioural questions. More behavioural questions. Architecture round and more behavioural questions.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Madrid)
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The process was smoother and faster than expected. I went through two phone calls, one code interview and one last day with four interviews consisting of one part of Amazon values review and one practical exercise on each.