Amazon Software Development Engineer, II interview questions
based on 292 ratings - Updated May 9, 2026
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Software Development Engineer, II applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Oct 2023
Interview
Took 2 rounds of interview. Constantly rescheduled the interview. Scheduled the third interview the interviewer did not show up. Then got a rejection mail after a few days. During the entire process they rescheduled the interview 4-5 times. Very un professional and wasted my time.
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Easy DSA questions in first round and design a configuration management system in round 2
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Washington, DC) in Mar 2022
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Initial call with recruiter to assess whether the background experience was relevant. That was followed up with a take home programming assessment and then a review of the generated solution that I completed
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interview question was related to data strctures and algorightms
There are 4 round interviews. Each round contains a technical question and a couple of soft skill questions asking you about your previous job experience. When you answer the soft skill questions you need to align your story with Amazon's Leadership Principles.
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Implement an LRU cache. There will be following questions to see if you have a deep understanding of said cache.