Amazon·Software Engineer

Amazon Software Engineer interview experience

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VāranāsiPosted Aug 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My first real step was pretty simple: I went into a one-on-one virtual technical interview with an engineer.

After a quick introduction, the conversation turned entirely into problem-solving, and I was asked to solve two separate DSA problems on a shared coding platform. Throughout, I had to explain my approach as I went, including how I was thinking about time and space complexity.

I also ran into a style of technical questioning where I expected a straightforward phone screen but ended up getting software questions tied to embedded/“real world” contexts. Along with that, we dug into projects I’d worked on and I had to walk through them and explain what I did and why. Overall, the experience felt

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