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Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York

June 3, 2026
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online. The process took 4 weeks.

I felt the interviewer was quite biased. When he asked me about the biggest concern with AI coding tools, I answered from the perspective of their impact on engineers. He immediately redirected the conversation and asked, "Do you know what hallucination is?" Honestly, I almost laughed because it felt very dismissive and condescending.

Questions

The coding question was very difficult. The interviewer, who was Indian, gave me what was clearly a hard-level problem — Snakes and Ladders.

To be honest, I knew it should be solved with BFS, but as an international student, I had never played this game before, so I spent quite a lot of time just understanding the rules and problem setup.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 99 interview experiences for the Amazon Software Engineer role in New York, New York.

Success Rate

5%
Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive49%
Neutral36%
Negative14%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Amazon's Software Engineer interview process in New York, New York.

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