The hiring process at Amplitude takes an average of 21 days when considering 4 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Solutions Consultant had the quickest hiring process (on average 21 days), whereas Solutions Consultant roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 21 days).
SDE 2 - Interview had about six total rounds, including the recruiter conversation
1. After my resume was shortlisted a recruiter set up a 30 minute call with me to understand more about my background and my fit for the role
2, then was a technical screen over Zoom with the staff engineer where they asked a low level design style coding question ( not the typical leetcode round ) - you would be required to share your own IDE
3. After clearing the technical round was the loop round with 4 rounds
- System Design round
- Project deep dive : share a project of your choice and explain the architecture, design decisions, and different aspects of the project. A principal software engineer took this interview for me, so there were a lot of questions related to the design choices, current drawbacks of the design, some improvements , etc . This is a 1 hour round so be prepared.
- Hiring Manager Round : standard behavioral questions
- Data Structures and Algorithm ( similar to technical phone screen , you would be required to share your own IDE )
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- share a project of your choice and explain the architecture, design decisions, and different aspects of the project. A principal software engineer took this interview for me, so there were a lot of questions related to the design choices, current drawbacks of the design, some improvements , etc .
- distributed cache with some follow up questions. I practised using Hello Interview. In the interview, they didn't really ask to design it from the scratch. They have a system design diagram with some pitfalls ( eg writes are slow ) they would ask you targeted questions like what could you do to imrpove write efficiency. Then they ask followups on your answer. Overall, it was more like a 60 minute discussion on your choices.
Connected with the recruiter. This was a Principal recruiter. Came across very stern and non- welcoming. Basically no warm way of speaking to the candidate. Felt like an interrogation rather than an interview. Turns out there was 1 HM round, take home assignment, presentation, + 3 rounds for just getting paid 50 bucks an hour in NYC (on-site). Definitely not for me
I applied online. I interviewed at Amplitude (San Francisco, CA) in Jun 2026
Interview
The interview process followed a standard format: an initial recruiter phone screen followed by a technical interview with an engineer. The interview itself was straightforward, and I felt that my performance was strong. However, I received a rejection email a few days later.
One aspect that stood out was that the interviewer did not seem particularly engaged, and the conversation felt more like a one sided assessment than an interactive discussion. As a result, the overall experience felt less collaborative than I had expected.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Implement hacker news page with dynamic data fetching from API.