I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (New York, NY) in Sep 2021
Interview
First online assessment, then a "tech" interview with an existing SA. 90 minutes of questions on Networking, Storage, Data, Encryption. I was not impressed at all I must say. An interview with the manager was much more pleasant.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
All the questions that were discussed already, except that they will ask very specific ones, depending on your answer, plus some questions on your background. For example, "I see you had mentioned DDoS on your resume, what is DDoS?". And then some very detailed ones on packets, filtering, WAF.
Few rounds of interview, mixed with behavioral and technical questions to showcase you knowledge of building system on aws. They also asked gen ai questions on how you would create these systems
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Apr 2026
Interview
You do 4 back to back interview in 1 day. It was exhausting. Besides that really appreciated the recruiter giving out interview prep before it takes place. The good thing is there is no coding round.
The interview process was very challenging and thorough. The questions required deep technical knowledge and problem-solving under pressure. While tough, it was fair and tested real-world skills, communication, and adaptability.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you walk us through a time you solved a complex problem under tight deadlines, and how you balanced technical accuracy with speed?