Amazon·Software Engineer

Amazon Software Engineer interview experience

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JapanPosted Jul 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I started with a brief phone screening with a recruiter that lasted about 30 minutes, and it focused mainly on my background and resume.

After that, I was invited to a technical video interview with a senior engineer.

That video round lasted around 60 minutes. It began with introductions, then I did a live coding challenge in a shared editor. The rest of the time shifted into system design basics and discussion of my past projects—so it wasn’t just one problem; it was a mix of building, explaining, and connecting back to real experience.

I didn’t receive an offer, but the process felt fairly coherent, with each segment clearly checking a different dimension of how I work.

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