I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Cape Town) in Mar 2025
Interview
Applied online. I got shortlisted for an SDE2 phone interview.
After being successful in the phone interviewer.I got invited to the 5hour(onsite 1hrx5 rounds) virtual day. Normally onsite but has been virtual since the pandemic
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Phone Interview: LP questions plus leetocode style question
Onsite Loop Interviews:
Loop1: LP questions plus leetocode style question
Loop2: LP questions plus LLD question(OOP design question) - (25minutes Lps + 15 minutes OOP design question)
-Very advantageous if you use proper OOP, design patterns, solid principles and Abstraction to write the best Logical and Maintananable code)
Loop3: LP questions plus System design question(HLD round) -(Lps 25 minutes + 30 minutes System design on the bluescape platform)
Loop4: LP questions plus leetocode style question (Lps 30 minutes + DSA theory 5minutes + coding part 20 minutes)
Loop5: Baraiser round (LPs only for 55 minutes plus 5 minutes for me to ask questions at the end)
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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