I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Toronto, ON) in Jan 2022
Interview
received a message from an Amazon recruiter,
first round: online coding assessment (homework)- medium question
second round: The recruiter provided some feedback regarding the previous round and gave some explanation for the final round.
on-site (virtual) interview: it was 4 rounds,
system design question for photo-sharing app,
a hiring manager with online coding -hard Leetcode question,
online coding- traversing a tree,
online coding - graphs. they were medium to hard questions.
each one had 2 Behavioural questions as well.
mostly with deadline questions, the simple answer to complex problems, disagreement with another teammate, getting critical feedback.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
design system for photo-sharing app (like Instagram)
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 Sep 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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