Amazon Software Development Engineer II interview questions
Updated May 9, 2026
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There were four rounds of technical questions. In each one, it would start with one or two behavioral type questions. During that, the candidate is expected to answer using the STAR method. Then it is followed by the technical problem statement. During that, the candidate is expected to ask clarifying questions to understand the requirements more, and start to solve the problem while thinking out loud and exploring different approaches.
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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Question 1
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
Interview
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
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
interview question was related to data strctures and algorightms