Amazon Software Developer interview questions

The interview is fair but hard during hire freeze. I completed the two questions with two follow-ups and caught the leadership principals but I lost the game. I was confused but moved on.

Coding Round – 2 questions (DSA: arrays, strings, hashing, DP). Work Simulation / Situational Judgement – Assess how you apply LPs. Logical / Debugging Test (for some roles). 1 or 2 rounds, each 45–60 mins. Focus on: DSA coding problems (LeetCode-style). System design basics (for experienced). Behavioral questions (STAR method – Situation, Task, Action, Result). Example questions: “Write a program to detect a cycle in a linked list.” “Tell me about a time you disagreed with your manager.”