I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (San Luis Obispo, CA) in Sept 2013
Interview
Amazon's interview process is well documented in books like "Cracking the Coding Interview". Basically you will get one or two phone calls where an algorithm problem will be asked with optionally some behavioural questions asked. You will get the chance to ask questions to the interviewers here.
Then they flight you to an onsite loop interview where you'll have 4 interviews, including the hiring manager and the "bar raiser". These interviews are very similar to the phone interviews, with at least 2 coding interviews, design and behavioural questions depending on the role you applied for. After that you'll receive the answer about the process a few days later. People were very nice along the process.
In my case I got the offer :)
I prefer not to disclose the full questions for confidentiality purposes, but if you study "Cracking the Coding Interview" you should be good to pass it.
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in May 2026
Interview
There were a total of 2 rounds:
The first round was with an SDE II on Data Structures/Algo - Leet code questions mainly
The second rounds was with an SDM Behavioral/System Design - Leadership principles and past work experience impact.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon in Feb 2026
Interview
Recruiter explicitly mentioned that the Technical Phone Screen interview did not contain any Behavioral question but the interviewer definitely asked 3 behavioral questions.
The coding problem was utterly garbage, it was a pretty trivial problem that anyone that knows DFS would be able to solve. That is not appropriate for a SDE 2 role. Not even useful to demonstrate candidate skills
PS: They care a lot more about what you've accomplished than whatever you can accomplish based on your skills
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Tell me about a time when you had to meet a tight deadline
2. Tell me about a time when you had to do more than what you were required to do
3. Tell me about a time where you made a significant impact on a customer
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Bengaluru) in Sept 2025
Interview
5 rounds of interviews
1. OA (2 Medium Hard Questions along with some Work Related Assessment which tested design related concepts)
2. HLD
3. DSA
4. LLD
5. Bar Raiser
Technically, the questions were of medium difficulty and with good polish, you should be able to solve these questions. The main challenge in Amazon is of the Leadership Principles which involve citing real work experience in the STAR format.
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