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      Software Development Engineer II Interview

      16 Aug 2022
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Aug 2022

      Interview

      A recruiter reached out to me via email, but would only speak to me after I completed the online assessment (OA) which consisted of a coding piece and a workstyle simulation. OA was two leetcode style questions, one medium, one hard. Workstyle simulation was straightforward. I passed the OA well enough that I got moved directly to the final onsite, which consisted of 4 interviews over 5 hours, each of which had a technical half and a behavioral half. 3 of the technical were coding with syntax highlighting (can't run code) and 1 was system design. One interviewer didn't like my behavioral answers so he proceeded to undercut every approach I took to the coding question resulting in me not getting any code down in the allotted time. Had a total of 4 points of contact from HR, which was quite messy. My main recruiter was exceedingly disorganized. She sent me novels regarding how to prep for the onsite, but much of the info she provided was inaccurate or outdated. Example - Amazon recently added two new leadership principles, which were covered in a module on the jobs site, but not in the PDFs sent to me by my recruiter. Additionally, she initially described the onsite technical interviews as though all 4 were going to be system design with no coding. I had to correct her on this since that didn't seem to make any sense.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Give me an example of a time when something you tried to accomplish and failed.
      Answer question

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      Software Development Engineer II Interview

      9 May 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Seattle, WA
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      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.

      Software Development Engineer II Interview

      10 Feb 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      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
      Answer question

      Software Development Engineer II Interview

      22 Oct 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Bengaluru
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      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.
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