I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Nov 2021
Interview
Recruiter contacted me for the SDE2 role, 3 days after HR round I was given a coding link. I solved that and then they asked me to schedule 4 rounds. We can split the 4 rounds in set of 2 for 2 consecutive days. But I gave all 4 together. Two were technical coding rounds which has medium leetcode questions (we have to just run the code with imaginary testcases, no compiler for checking code correctness) and two were system design. After 3 days, recruiter called me with an offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Interview is divided into following rounds 1. Coding Test Number of Island Course Schedule (Similar Question) 2. Design Spotify (from design pattern perspective) Asked me Low Level Design 3. Design Amazon shopping website Asked me High Level Design questions around it. 4. Island Perimeter 5. Valid anagram and group anagram
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.
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