Amazon·Software Engineer

Amazon Software Engineer interview experience

Posted May 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I took part in the newer format of Amazon’s online assessment, and it immediately felt different from the “single coding problem” style I expected.

The OA had two questions: a DSA problem for 40 minutes labeled medium to hard, and then an AI assistant coding round for 60 minutes.

The DSA portion went in my favor more than I expected, but the whole assessment still tested how I handled time. The AI assistant coding segment in particular made me slow down and get cautious, and I remember struggling with both time management and getting through everything cleanly enough to satisfy the evaluation. Even though the format was clear on paper, the pressure of making the code work end-to-end felt real.

By the time I finished, I wasn’t sure how

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