Amazon Data Engineer interview questions and process

Updated · 14 sources

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Dated status reports from public Reddit threads and anonymous PortLume reports, updated Oct 18. Not official Amazon data.

  • 91 status reports in the last 7 days
  • 6 days: median from final interview to a decision (13 people)
  • Latest movement: 7 offers, 6 rejections, 13 final rounds reported since Oct 11

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Candidates rate the Amazon Data Engineer interview Medium-Hard: Reported rounds pair practical SQL/ETL and data modeling with Python scripting plus Leadership Principles, and a dedicated Bar Raiser round on principles. Reports describe 5 rounds, from Phone screen / Recruiter call to Bar Raiser round (Leadership Principles), with about 2-4 weeks from first call to offer.

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Amazon Data Engineer interview rounds

  1. Phone screen / Recruiter call: Recruiter call sets up two technical rounds and shares topic areas like SQL, scripting, and specific Leadership Principles.
  2. Technical Round 1 (SQL, Python, data modeling)
  3. Virtual Onsite - Technical Round 2 (DB concepts, ETL pipeline design)
  4. Virtual Onsite - Technical Round 3 (Data modeling)
  5. Bar Raiser round (Leadership Principles)

Questions reported in Amazon Data Engineer interviews

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How many rounds are in the Amazon Data Engineer interview?

Public reports describe 5 rounds for the Amazon Data Engineer interview: (1) Phone screen / Recruiter call, (2) Technical Round 1, (3) Virtual Onsite - Technical Round 2, (4) Virtual Onsite - Technical Round 3, (5) Bar Raiser round. Round 1: Recruiter call sets up two technical rounds and shares topic areas like SQL, scripting, and specific Leadership Principles.

Is the Amazon interview difficult?

Public reports put the Amazon Data Engineer interview at Medium-Hard difficulty. Reported rounds pair practical SQL/ETL and data modeling with Python scripting plus Leadership Principles, and a dedicated Bar Raiser round on principles. The process has 5 rounds, from Phone screen / Recruiter call to Bar Raiser round.

How long does Amazon take to give results?

Time to a result for the Amazon Data Engineer process, per public reports: 2-4 weeks. The process has 5 rounds, from Phone screen / Recruiter call to Bar Raiser round. Based on 14 public reports, last updated Sep 2026.

Sources

Based on 14 public reports: YouTube (8), LeetCode Discuss (6), last updated Sep 2026.

Compiled by Adarsh Sharma from public candidate reports. Unofficial guide: PortLume AI is not affiliated with Amazon.

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