Amazon Software Engineer interview experience

After the early stages, I ended up with a system design question that started from a basic product flow and then expanded with extra requirements to see how I would adapt. The interviewers weren’t just checking whether I could name components—they pushed for how I’d think through scalability and change when new constraints showed up.

Between that and the coding-heavy rounds, the process felt like it was testing both breadth and clarity: how I explained my reasoning, and how I handled follow-up adjustments without losing the thread. I also remember the leadership-style expectations showing up