Amazon·Software Engineer

Amazon Software Engineer interview experience

Got offer

Medium

Positive

ParisPosted Jun 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I started with an HR interview, and then I had one focused coding round that lasted about forty-five minutes, with a short behavioral segment mixed in at the end.

The behavioral portion followed a typical STAR structure and was aimed at leadership principles, including questions about initiative—specifically times I’d taken action even when it didn’t work out.

For the technical part, it was a dedicated coding block rather than a sprawling multi-problem gauntlet. The whole session felt organized and straightforward, with the behavioral questions acting like a check on how I think and communicate.

I didn’t get an offer. What stayed with me was how tightly the behavioral story and the coding session were coupled—like they wanted to see consistent

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