I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (Cape Town) in Dec 2025
Interview
Phone Screening Interview
Assesses your knowledge of data structures and algorithms
Evaluates your basic problem-solving ability and coding fundamentals
Final Interview Loop (4 Interviews)
Behavioral questions based on your past experiences to evaluate how you demonstrate AWS’s Leadership Principles
Technical assessment covering:
Data structures and algorithms
Problem-solving ability
Code quality (logic, readability, and maintainability)
Other Software Engineer II Interview Reviews for Amazon Web Services
I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Amazon Web Services in Oct 2024
Interview
An online assessment takes place before initial interviews through a third party software testing tool. This consists of two algorithmic live coding problems with camera, mic, screen, and browser tracking.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Unable to provide this information due to NDA requirements prior to test taking. However, I would highly recommend familiarizing yourself with the software and its rather odd test case formatting, as its structure can be misleading regarding the separation of data vs. data in the test case.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon Web Services
Interview
Had an initial assessment round with 2 coding questions, behavioral questions and system design questions. After a week, recruiter sent an email for next rounds. Recruiter scheduled for a phone screen interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked about my experience, design questions and asked to design a text autocomplete system. Interviewer was helpful and guided through the process
