Amazon Software Engineer interview questions
Updated 3 June 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%Recruitment agencyRecruitment agency
Interview search
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Amazon interviews FAQs
- Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 65% positive. To compare, the company-average is 53% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 38 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 32 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Software Engineer according to 38 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 24%
Skills test: 22%
Presentation: 14%
Personality test: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Drug test: 2%
Background check: 2%
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