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Software Engineer Interview Experience

August 4, 2026
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied through a recruiter.

I recently completed the final interview loop for Amazon's SDE New Grad position. It consisted of four one-hour rounds, each with a different interviewer.

Three of the rounds combined live coding with behavioral questions: I solved data structures and algorithms problems in a shared coding environment while explaining my approach out loud, and then answered behavioral questions based on Amazon's Leadership Principles, using the STAR format.

The fourth round was purely behavioural — the interviewer focused entirely on my past experiences and asked detailed follow-up questions about the decisions I made and the results.

Each round ended with a few minutes for me to ask the interviewer questions.

Questions

LeetCode 431.

Medium-hard question.

Asked me to write the pseudo-code.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 2,382 interview experiences for the Amazon Software Engineer role.

Success Rate

8%
Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive51%
Neutral36%
Negative13%

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

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