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Amazon Software Engineer interview experience

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BengaluruPosted Apr 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My interview process was only two rounds, which made it feel efficient but also intense.

In the first round, they asked me about my projects and how fluent I was with GenAI—specifically how I used GenAI in my work and what I built around it. Then I was given one custom sorting question and a dynamic-programming problem.

The second round added another coding challenge focused on arrays. Across both rounds, the mix felt like they wanted my technical fundamentals, but also wanted me to demonstrate I could think clearly about how GenAI fits into real project work.

I didn’t get selected, and the experience left me thinking that the GenAI portion mattered almost as much as the

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