Amazon Web Services Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Negative

AustraliaPosted May 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My first round started as an online interview that was labeled as a behavioral quotient round, but it quickly turned into something more technical than I expected.

The interviewer asked me direct technical questions, even though the job description said the role was open to different backgrounds.

What surprised me was the specific lens they used. The conversation made it clear they were looking for knowledge tied to Linux, databases, and related foundations, not just general programming or cloud buzzwords. I didn’t feel totally blindsided because the role likely required those skills, but the mismatch between the email wording and what was actually asked threw me off for a moment.

In the end, I didn’t receive an offer. Looking back, the experience

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