Amazon·Software Engineer

Amazon Software Engineer interview experience

InternPosted Sep 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My Amazon SDE Intern application moved into an online assessment fairly quickly, and it was paced like a timed coding gauntlet.

I had two coding problems inside about 100 minutes. The first was described as easier, but the second leaned more toward a full-stack style task where I had to debug what was going wrong.

Alongside the coding, the OA also included personality-style and workstyle assessments. When I reviewed the format before starting, it helped me understand that it wasn’t purely DSA. The coding section itself had the mix I expected: a DSA-style prompt plus a repository/debugging component. Even when I felt okay about one part, the debugging-heavy full-stack problem took more focus than I was ready for,

Create a free Dataford account to unlock the full round-by-round breakdown, the questions asked and the outcome.

Read the full report Read the full report

Preparing for this interview?

Amazon Software Engineer interview guideThe full process, round by round, with the question bank Practice Software Engineer interview questionsReal questions from this role across companies All Amazon interview guidesEvery role we cover at this company