Amazon Software Development Engineer interview questions
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I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Dublin, Dublin) in Feb 2025
Interview
1. Apply or Get Contacted
You apply on Amazon's website or get contacted by a recruiter.
They check if your resume matches the job.
2. Online Assessment (OA)
You take a test online (often on HackerRank).
It usually has:
2–3 coding problems (data structures and algorithms).
Sometimes debugging or logic puzzles.
May also include work-style questions to see how you think.
3. Phone Screen
A 45–60 minute interview with an Amazon engineer.
You’ll solve coding problems in a shared online editor.
They may ask you to explain your thought process and improve your solution.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Jun 2025
Interview
3 interviews on same day.
1st interview had 2 Leetcode-style problems (medium difficulty).
2nd interview tested me on behavioral questions (leadership principles) and low-level system design
3rd interview tested me on behavioral questions (leadership principles)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Various behavioral questions testing how I aligned with Amazon's leadership principles
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in May 2025
Interview
I initially received an automated email with a link to an online assessment, which included two coding questions and a behavioral assessment. It took about two months before I was contacted for the interview process. The interview consisted of three rounds in total — two rounds that combined behavioral and coding questions, and one round focused entirely on behavioral questions with in-depth follow-ups.
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Question 1
Coding questions -
BFS for traversing similar to an Island,
lowest common ancestor.