Amazon Systems Development Engineer Interview Questions

Coding, system design, and behavioral questions mapped to Amazon's engineering ladder. Select your target level to see what to expect and practice.

L4 Sys DE I
Junior 0-2 yrs
L5 Sys DE II
Mid-Level 2-5 yrs
L6 Senior Sys DE
Senior+ 5+ yrs

Interview Stages

What the Junior loop looks like:

1 Online Assessment HackerRank 90 min
2 Phone Screen Amazon Chime 45 min
3 Onsite — Coding (x2) Whiteboard / shared doc 45 min each
4 Onsite — System Design skipped for Junior Whiteboard 60 min
5 Onsite — Bar Raiser Mixed 60 min
6 Debrief Internal

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Position Systems Development Engineer
Engineering Levels L4 — L6
Interview Rounds 5-6
Avg. Process Time 4-6 weeks

Interview Difficulty Hard

Practice questions across all levels