Amazon Software Engineer interview questions and process

Updated 24 Sep 2026 · 14 sources

Hiring Pulse: where Amazon candidates are right now

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

Latest Amazon hiring reports

Oct 17: Joining date Oct 17 (r/amazonsdeprep)
Oct 17: Final round Sep 30 (r/leetcode)
Oct 17: Interview Oct 15 (r/amazonsdeprep)
Oct 17: OA done Oct 17 (r/leetcode)
Oct 17: OA done Sep 25 then Interview Oct 17 (r/FAANGrecruiting)

Candidates rate the Amazon Software Engineer interview Medium-Hard: Reports show LeetCode medium-to-hard coding (KMP, Trie, Number of Islands with O(1) space), an OOD round, and a system design round, plus heavy Leadership Principles behavioral load in every round. Reports describe 6 rounds, from Online Assessment (Coding + Work Simulation + Work Style Survey + LP survey) to Onsite Loop - Behavioral / Leadership Principles round, with about 2-6 weeks from OA to loop decision, per candidate reports of quick recruiter feedback from first call to offer.

Difficulty: Medium-Hard
Estimated salary: SDE-1 around 29L first year and 27L second year (per a LeetCode post); SDE-2 is higher.
Skills asked about: Data structures and algorithms (graphs, tries, strings, arrays), Object-oriented design, System design with cost/latency tradeoffs

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Amazon Software Engineer interview rounds

Online Assessment (Coding + Work Simulation + Work Style Survey + LP survey): OA has four sections: two coding problems, Amazon Workstyle survey, Software Engineer Workstyle survey, and Leadership Principles survey; coding problems reported as LeetCode medium and hard (KMP + Trie).
Recruiter/Phone Screening (LP + technical)
Onsite Loop - Coding round
Onsite Loop - Logical and Maintainable / OOD round
Onsite Loop - System Design round
Onsite Loop - Behavioral / Leadership Principles round

Questions reported in Amazon Software Engineer interviews

What happens when you click on amazon.com?
Number of Islands, with a follow-up on counting the number of oceans
Product of array except self
Trie-based question (onsite coding round)

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Amazon Software Engineer interview: quick answers

How many rounds are in the Amazon Software Engineer interview?

Public reports describe 6 rounds for the Amazon Software Engineer interview: (1) Online Assessment, (2) Recruiter/Phone Screening, (3) Onsite Loop - Coding round, (4) Onsite Loop - Logical and Maintainable / OOD round, (5) Onsite Loop - System Design round, (6) Onsite Loop - Behavioral / Leadership Principles round.

Is the Amazon interview difficult?

Public reports put the Amazon Software Engineer interview at Medium-Hard difficulty. Reports show LeetCode medium-to-hard coding (KMP, Trie, Number of Islands with O(1) space), an OOD round, and a system design round, plus heavy Leadership Principles behavioral load in every round.

Does Amazon ask DSA?

Yes. Rounds that involve coding: Online Assessment (Coding + Work Simulation + Work Style Survey + LP survey), Onsite Loop - Coding round. Reported coding questions include "Number of Islands, with a follow-up on counting the number of oceans" and "Product of array except self".

How long does Amazon take to give results?

Time to a result for the Amazon Software Engineer process, per public reports: 2-6 weeks from OA to loop decision, per candidate reports of quick recruiter feedback. The process has 6 rounds, from Online Assessment to Onsite Loop - Behavioral / Leadership Principles round.

What is the Amazon fresher salary?

Estimated from public salary data: SDE-1 around 29L first year and 27L second year (per a LeetCode post); SDE-2 is higher. This is not an official Amazon figure, and pay varies by level, city and experience. Based on 14 public reports, last updated Sep 2026.

Sources

Based on 14 public reports: LeetCode Discuss (6), YouTube (6), Glassdoor (2), 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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