Amazon Software Engineer interview experience

Each technical conversation felt like a real working session: I had to explain my thinking clearly, including when I started with a brute-force dry run, then reasoned my way toward an optimized approach and stated the trade-offs in time and space. The questions covered a mix of algorithmic problem-solving and practical coding work, and at least a couple rounds included explicit LLD-style work alongside DSA.

Across the loop, the format was consistent enough that I could feel the pattern settle in: interviewers usually started from fundamentals like coding and core problem-solving, then moved