Amazon Software Engineer interview questions
Updated Jun 3, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 19%RecruiterRecruiter
- 13%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 8%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 2%OtherOther
- 1%In PersonIn Person
- 1%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
Interview search
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Amazon interviews FAQs
- Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 69% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 650 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 17 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Software Engineer according to 650 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 20%
Skills test: 17%
Phone interview: 13%
Presentation: 13%
Background check: 8%
Personality test: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Group panel interview: 6%
Other: 5%
Drug test: 3%
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