Amazon Web Services Software Engineer interview experience

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Seattle, WAPosted Jul 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I did the OA first, which included two leetcode-style problems plus a workplace simulation.

The tricky part was timing: it took months for an interview to get scheduled, even after finishing the assessment.

When the onsite finally happened, it was in person and consisted of two one-hour interviews back to back. One was centered on a LeetCode coding problem, and the other combined leadership-principle behavioral questions with a technical angle. The overall experience felt pleasant, even though the long wait before the onsite made the process drag.

I didn’t feel like the interviews were hostile or overly confusing, and I could tell what they were measuring. Ultimately I didn’t land

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