I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon in Feb 2026
Interview
Recruiter explicitly mentioned that the Technical Phone Screen interview did not contain any Behavioral question but the interviewer definitely asked 3 behavioral questions.
The coding problem was utterly garbage, it was a pretty trivial problem that anyone that knows DFS would be able to solve. That is not appropriate for a SDE 2 role. Not even useful to demonstrate candidate skills
PS: They care a lot more about what you've accomplished than whatever you can accomplish based on your skills
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Tell me about a time when you had to meet a tight deadline
2. Tell me about a time when you had to do more than what you were required to do
3. Tell me about a time where you made a significant impact on a customer
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Jun 2025
Interview
very defined process, friendly interviewers. one very hard round which might trip you. the other interviews were pretty easy. recruiter was super helpful. helped with rescheduling as well. blind 75 is a very good place to start.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Aug 2025
Interview
I had one phone screen and 4 additional remote interviews for my 'loop'. They we all pretty much the same with a technical question and behavior. 3 of the 5 interviewers were very nice an enjoyable to interview with while 2 of them were unhelpful or difficult to work with. I got ghosted by them after the loop, which I find extremely off-putting after spending hours preparing. The recruiter was great before ghosting me. She hinted at some of the questions that would be asked in the interviews. Seems like Amazon could be awesome or terrible to work at depending on your co-workers.