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      Software Development Engineer (SDE1) Interview

      13 Mar 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 7 months. I interviewed at Amazon in Nov 2025

      Interview

      On August 28th, I received an OA link for the SDE1 position. It included 2 medium-level coding questions (70 minutes total) and a work-style assessment. The email mentioned the entire test would take up to 2 hours. I approached the work-style questions carefully, keeping Amazon's Leadership Principles in mind, which took me more time - but it was worth it. I got a call for interviews on November 6th, and my first interview was scheduled for November 7th with almost no prep time. All my interviews were conducted virtually. In the first interview, there was one graph-based coding question, and we discussed my projects and past internship experience. My second interview was on November 19th, where I was asked 2 medium-hard level coding questions. For one question, my interviewer gave me 2 hints before I cracked it, while the second one I solved easily. This was followed by a Leadership Principles (LP) based behavioral question. My third interview - the Bar Raiser round - was on December 12th. It focused entirely on Leadership Principles. I didn't get the offer, possibly because I took the Bar Raiser too lightly, or perhaps because my recruiter left Amazon right after my interview, which caused significant delays in the decision-making process. After 3 months of following up, I received a super generic rejection email with no feedback or specifics.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Round 1: Graph traversal problem + project discussion. Round 2: Two coding questions (medium-hard difficulty) + behavioral LP question. Bar Raiser: Pure Leadership Principles behavioral interview with scenario-based questions.
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      Software Development Engineer (SDE1) Interview

      29 Apr 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Toronto, ON
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Toronto, ON) in Feb 2026

      Interview

      OA included hackerrank coding test, workplace simulation, and workstyle survery. after that was just final onsite, 4 rounds back to back. 2 algorithm questions, 1 LLD, and 1 bar raiser.

      Software Development Engineer (SDE1) Interview

      17 Dec 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Seattle, WA
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA)

      Interview

      Three rounds in total. First behavioral, second technical DSA coding, third Low Level Design. Interviewers were friendly, and questions were easy to crack. I would say preparing Amazon LPA is the best and sure-shot way to crack the interview.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Was there a scenario where you went above and beyond for customer satisfaction?
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      Software Development Engineer (SDE1) Interview

      10 Dec 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Seattle, WA
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA)

      Interview

      Good overall, great experience. It was of 3 total rounds. First assessment. 3 rounds of DSA and Behavioral. Behavioral was mostly on the Leadership Principles. Over all a goof experience.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Leader ship principles, data structures.
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