Amazon Web Services Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Positive

Cape TownPosted Feb 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through two rounds of interviews, one of which included a technical review.

The first interview felt more like a blend of personality traits and problem-solving skills, plus some general software-based discussion. The second interview was more technical and coding-focused, with sorting algorithms as the primary theme.

Overall, it landed in the average difficulty range. I didn’t receive an offer, but the most memorable part was how different the two rounds felt—first conversational and broad, then much more centered on coding fundamentals.

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