Amazon Software Engineer interview experience

The discussion included networking protocol questions, and at first I felt it was going well enough—clear questions, and it seemed aligned with what I could speak to.

As I got further into the process and learned more about the actual role, I realized it was more like an IT support position than a pure software engineering role. That mismatch changed how I felt about continuing, and I ultimately chose not to pursue it further. I didn’t reach an offer, and the honest reflection I had afterward was that even when the interview itself goes fine, the role clarity matters just as much as the