I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
My interview process was atypical. AWS was having a hiring event and had flown several engineers over from Seattle. I met with each of them. Most started out with some pleasantries, then an algorithm question that needed to be whiteboarded. Usually, followed with "what's the big O, can we get any better".
I provided algorithms that I would charitably call "ok"
After the technical interviews, I talked to one of the senior recruiters who asked me my salary requirements and whether I would like to work in Herndon or Seattle.
Everyone was super nice and smart. Spoiler alert: I took the offer they eventually made, and this is the first place I'm going into wondering "Am I smart enough to work here?"
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Provide two algorithms: one to serialize a binary tree, the other to deserialize it.
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 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.
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