Amazon Software Engineer interview experience

The first part felt like LeetCode-style problem solving with more pressure around analysis, including runtime considerations. As the interviews continued, I was asked to improve on my solution—finding a better approach rather than stopping at a working answer.

One round went deeper into engineering-style evaluation: I worked through a repository-based debugging task that took more time than I had, and then there was also a cultural-fit check at the end of the set. The combined effect was intense; I felt like I had to keep tightening the algorithm while also demonstrating how I handled