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Software Development Engineer II Interview Experience

February 10, 2026
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months.

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 an SDE 2 role, and 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.

Questions

  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

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 67 interview experiences for the Amazon Software Development Engineer II role.

Success Rate

13%
Pass Rate

Amazon's interview process for their Software Development Engineer II roles is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive51%
Neutral27%
Negative22%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Amazon's Software Development Engineer II interview process.

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