Amazon·Software Engineer

Amazon Software Engineer interview experience

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Vancouver, BCPosted May 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

Right after I applied, I got an email with questions a few days later, and the recruiter kept communication going from there.

The whole timeline felt quick—early on, I did a coding-style screen where the breakdown was pretty specific: about twenty minutes for behavioral and about forty minutes for the technical.

On the technical side, the question was Reorganize String. I ended up taking too long on it, and I could feel the pressure increase as I was still working through the solution rather than finishing cleanly.

I didn’t get an offer, and what I remember most was the time-management aspect. The behavioral part was manageable, but the technical screen became a race against the clock, and that imbalance is what

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