Amazon Web Services Software Engineer interview experience

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TokyoPosted Aug 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process started with an OA, and then it quickly turned into multiple loop-style interviews.

I went through three to four rounds after the OA, with different interviewers covering a blend of coding, leadership principles, and GenAI-related work context. Most rounds were about half an hour, though one manager-style round ran longer and felt more about getting to know my background and how I thought.

Across the technical parts, I saw a mix of LeetCode problems and design-style prompts. Depending on the interviewer, the coding was around mediums—things like LRU-style problems and DP at a medium level—plus I’d sometimes get a longer behavioral segment focused on Amazon’s leadership

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