Amazon·Software Engineer

Amazon Software Engineer interview experience

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Boston, MAPosted Jul 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process followed the more “classic” Amazon flow: a recruiter screening first, then an assessment-heavy path into live interviews.

After the recruiter screen, I ended up doing a take-home LeetCode-style coding assessment and then moved into a live coding interview. From there, I had a system design interview that focused on two separate design questions, and then I wrapped up with a behavioral interview aimed at communication and collaboration.

What made the overall experience memorable was how much of the loop was built around a structured format. The behavioral parts tied back to demonstrating fit in a very expectation-driven way, while the technical rounds were all about proving fundamentals under interview

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