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Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - United States

October 3, 2025
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Three rounds. The first was LP. The second asked to ingest and parse a terabyte-level file. The third was a LeetCode problem: find the maximum distance seat in an array.

Expected LLD, but didn't expect the second round, as it was more file handling than anything.

Questions

LeetCode: Farthest Seat in Lineup

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 251 interview experiences for the Amazon Software Development Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

27%
Pass Rate

Amazon's interview process for their Software Development Engineer roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive55%
Neutral32%
Negative13%

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