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Amazon Software Engineer interview experience

2026Posted Apr 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

For the Amazon SDE Intern role, I went through a quick two-round interview arc that focused on problem-solving and project discussion.

The first round centered on algorithm work and “GenAI fluency” style conversation, and it included a Next Greater Element variation where I moved from a brute approach toward an optimized one while talking through time complexity and a dry run. Then I worked through a DP on stocks problem with the max two transactions setup, shifting between memoization and tabulation.

In the second round, the format stayed similar—more problem solving plus discussion—and I got another Next Greater Element variation along with that same DP on stocks, max two transactions theme. Even though the questions

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