Amazon Web Services Software Engineer interview questions
based on 295 ratings - Updated Jun 25, 2026
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Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon Web Services with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 50% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 90 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon Web Services overall takes an average of 75 days.
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First round was easy simple programs. In Second round they deferred me because I was not able to make second interview in 7 days. Overall Good experience waiting for position to open so I get phone interview call.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon Web Services in Jun 2022
Interview
5 rounds for SDE2 1. Technical Assessment (2 hrs) 2. Behavior (1hr) 3. System Design (1hr) - "Design API Gateway" 4. Object Oriented (1hr) - "Design a Recommendation Engine" 5. General Programming (1hr) - "Design a Truck Delivery Service, focus on time optimization"
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- System Design Round - "Design API Gateway" - Object Oriented Round - "Design a Product Recommendation System" - General Programming Round - "Design a Truck Delivery Service, focus on time optimization"
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (Chicago, IL) in May 2022
Interview
A recruiter reached me and after a quick interview, an online coding assessment was scheduled. The assessment was medium difficult. After it, the recruiter said that I passed and the interview redirect me to the team for onsite interview. I did follow up a few times and after 4 months - the interview has not been scheduled...
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