I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Feb 2014
Interview
First round was a technical phone interview, interviewer was very late so we went straight to the point. Asked to solve some algorithmic problems using linked list (e.g. reverse a linked-list) and hash table and code them. Problems were relatively easy.
Second round was an full day on-site, with 7 rounds of 45min each, plus 15 minutes of discussions with the possibility to ask questions about the team, work and the company. Each round would consist of 1-2 coding problems as well as some design problem and behavioral questions. All the interviewer and the recruiter were enthusiastic and friendly, making the process very smooth.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Problems solving with coding on a whiteboard, including algorithms (binary search, DFS) and data structure (hash table, binary search tree, graph). Design problems (restaurant reservation system) and distributed system (map-reduce and distributed has table). Some behavioral questions.
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in May 2026
Interview
There were a total of 2 rounds:
The first round was with an SDE II on Data Structures/Algo - Leet code questions mainly
The second rounds was with an SDM Behavioral/System Design - Leadership principles and past work experience impact.
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 Sept 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.