I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Aug 2025
Interview
I had one phone screen and 4 additional remote interviews for my 'loop'. They we all pretty much the same with a technical question and behavior. 3 of the 5 interviewers were very nice an enjoyable to interview with while 2 of them were unhelpful or difficult to work with. I got ghosted by them after the loop, which I find extremely off-putting after spending hours preparing. The recruiter was great before ghosting me. She hinted at some of the questions that would be asked in the interviews. Seems like Amazon could be awesome or terrible to work at depending on your co-workers.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon in Feb 2026
Interview
Recruiter explicitly mentioned that the Technical Phone Screen interview did not contain any Behavioral question but the interviewer definitely asked 3 behavioral questions.
The coding problem was utterly garbage, it was a pretty trivial problem that anyone that knows DFS would be able to solve. That is not appropriate for a SDE 2 role. Not even useful to demonstrate candidate skills
PS: They care a lot more about what you've accomplished than whatever you can accomplish based on your skills
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Tell me about a time when you had to meet a tight deadline
2. Tell me about a time when you had to do more than what you were required to do
3. Tell me about a time where you made a significant impact on a customer
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Bengaluru) in Sep 2025
Interview
5 rounds of interviews
1. OA (2 Medium Hard Questions along with some Work Related Assessment which tested design related concepts)
2. HLD
3. DSA
4. LLD
5. Bar Raiser
Technically, the questions were of medium difficulty and with good polish, you should be able to solve these questions. The main challenge in Amazon is of the Leadership Principles which involve citing real work experience in the STAR format.
Started with Online Assessment and then upon clearing the online assessment moved on to 4 round on site interview loop. 3 rounds with the team and one round with the bar raiser.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Amazon Leadership Principle questions in each round. Leetcode Medium Hard. High Level System Design.
