Amazon Senior Software Engineer interview questions
Updated May 31, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mixed
How others got an interview
- 37%RecruiterRecruiter
- 10%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 4%OtherOther
- 2%In PersonIn Person
- 2%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
- 0%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
Interview search
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Amazon interviews FAQs
- Senior Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 45% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Senior Software Engineer roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 315 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 28 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Senior Software Engineer according to 315 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 19%
Skills test: 14%
Presentation: 10%
Group panel interview: 8%
Personality test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Drug test: 3%
Background check: 2%
Other: 2%
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