Amazon Interview Experiences & Questions
119 real Amazon interviews shared by candidates: every round, the questions they were asked, how they answered, and whether they got the offer. Latest: Oct 2026.
What to expect at Amazon
Based on 119 real interviews
By role
The Amazon interview process
Most common round types: Behavioral (45), Coding (27), Technical (19), System Design (18), Data Structures & Algorithms (10), Cross-Functional (8).
Real Amazon interview questions
- Biggest Achievement
- Can you walk me through your background and why you'd be a fit for this role?
- Top K Frequent Elements
- Design a coupon and voucher system for purchases, including different discount types and the ability to add new coupon types.
- What evaluation metrics would you use to evaluate video generation?
- Describe the most technically complex project you have worked on and explain why it was complex.
- qs about rag, agentic ai concepts, llm explaanbility concept, llm discussions
- How would you calculate how much available space exists inside Amazon warehouses that fall within a hurricane path?
- Tell me about a judgment call you have made within the last 12 months, that could not be analyzed beforehand.
- Basic case based simulation with MCQs
- Tell me about a time you made a mistake.
- What could you bring to this team, and how do you see yourself fitting this role?
- Koko Eating Bananas
- Design a processing middleware framework which combines multiple requests, calls another service, and returns result.
- what to do when users have subjective standards about the generated videos
- Tell me about a time when you took on a task outside your job description.
- Lookup an element in a binary tree (not a BST)
- Reverse a linked list.
- Tell me about a time you knew what to do and were prepared to back up your claims.
- In the leadership-principles section, I got agree/disagree statements around scenarios like choosing between two features, helping a teammate after hours, reporting conflict, and general work-style statements.
- Design a notification engine.
- Hackerearth hard problem related to goods managment
- Tell about a significant achievement or project you are proud of.
- House Robber LC (simple one, and then one with trees)
- Tell me about a tough decision you made during a project.
- Tell me about a time you noticed a product gap that could apply beyond one customer or one incident.
- Implement regular expression matching for a string and pattern, where . matches any single character and * matches zero or more of the preceding element.
- How would you measure the success of a program?
- Segment Tree Questions
- Tell me about a time you dove deep.
- Tell me about a time you earned someone's trust and influenced without authority.
- Tell me about a time you had to make a decision with incomplete information. What did you do?
- What are your current KPIs? How do you ensure you meet them?
- JAVA Project Bug Fixes
- Tell me about time you managed risk.
- How do you demonstrate ownership and drive something end to end?
- Given a string of digits from 2 to 9 and the classic phone keypad mapping, return all possible letter combinations the number could represent.
- Tell me about a recent production incident you faced.
- AWS Well Architected Framework
- Implement Trie
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All 119 Amazon interview experiences
“The Amazon PM-T interview was one of the more structured and rigorous interview processes I've experienced. The process typically includes an initial recruiter screening, a 60-minute phone interview…”
“In DSA it was focusing on Design DSA style problem, then i have HLD and LLD interviews. Design DSA: Implement Trie for recent searches usecase LLD: Bookmyshow style ticket booking system HLD: Design…”
“Still going through the process. Recruiter screen was basic, just confirmation what you have done. Online assessment went to approaches for a problem, how you deal with customers and behavioral So…”
“The process was smooth although there wasn't much communication with the recruiter. She only informed about the next steps but didn't respond to any follow-up questions”
“This was my first big tech interview, but I have ten years of experience. It was much less technically heavy than I expected. There was a fifteen minute talk with the initial recruiter to set…”
“The questions are not difficult but do require some actual experiences. Not much preparation can help.”
“Prepared for DSA since its phone-screen. Although question was easy i bombed it. At the start of interview LP about project are aksed.”
“The process was more rigorous than anything I’d done at other big tech companies, but the recruiter was actually accurate and helpful on what to prepare, which is rare and I really appreciated that.…”
“The interview questions were quite unclear and I had to figure out what she is asking for. Also, she was asking really deep mechanical questions about the estimator I am using and my selection about…”
“Overall, the interview process was well structured and gave me the opportunity to discuss a broad range of experiences across product strategy, customer problems, technical decision-making, and…”
“The process was significantly more rigorous than what I’ve experienced at other big tech companies. While most companies focus primarily on technical execution, Amazon's intense focus on evaluating…”
“The LLD Round and LP round where great. Both the interviewers where kind and patient. LP (Leadership Principle) round started with the Behavioural questions and some past experience of mine. We had…”
“Question was multi-stage coding challenge where each completed level unlocked the next set of requirements. Overall, the tasks were fairly straightforward. However, the exercise was quite…”
“The process was new as there was a repository question. This round was AI assisted so you need to use AI quite well.”
“It was well, interviewer was helpful and was asking mostly standard questions from leetcode. I prepared from Strivers A2Z sheet so it was enough. I could have explained my thinking better”
“OA was extremely rigourous and took about 3-4hrs at a stretch. 2 coding ques 1) DP Hard 2) Springboot framelwork 6 errors. had to solve using AI assisted bot through a repository”
“The recruiter organized the flow well. My first round was 1 hour interview. When I qualified that round I was scheduled for the final round with 5 interview rounds scheduled on the same day. There…”
“The difficulty level was medium, interviewer was very interested in understanding the different approaches rather then looking on a particular solution”
“It was good experience overall Went well Recruiter really put efforts in prepping me for HM Didn’t go well HM round was not clear enough There were no direct LP questions asked so they gave another…”
“The overall process looks structured as of now. My answers were structured but I think I should have asked for more time to think for the clarifying questions and to ideate the solutions.”
“This was an online phychometry test so not real depth tested. More of behavioral traits and you have to choose and say which of the 2 options you more closely associate with.”
“i will encourage everyone to prepare very well and keep an open mind. The process is clear and Straight forward.”
“After the online assessment, I got three rounds of interview back to back in one day. The technical question is a simplified version of a hard LeetCode question. The interviewer did not ask me to…”
“Till now it went well. Let me see feedback. All the rounds were very much aligned to leadership principles. Prepare answers in STAR format and try not to tell any details where you have not worked…”
“What went well: The technical evaluation was refreshingly practical and closely mirrored real-world software engineering rather than abstract competitive programming puzzles. The coding sessions…”
“this was mostly about understanding your process and how u act in different situations and how well do u understand things”
“The overall interview process was more rigorous than anything I had experienced at other large companies. The recruiter was clear, responsive, and helpful in explaining what to expect, which allowed…”
“The process was pretty clear and straitforward. As long as coding skill is well prepared. You should be fine.”
“The process took some time to schedule, they made a mistake and scheduled a day where my behavioral interviewer did not show up.”
“It's tougher and more in-depth on the technical aspect. Expect complex examples.”
“There were a lot of probing questions that followed after each question. One good thing was that the hiring manager was pasting each question she asked on the chat, so that I could follow through.”
“Overall, the interview process was well-structured and professional. The interviewers were knowledgeable, and I had a good opportunity to demonstrate my technical skills and discuss my experience.…”
“Overall experience was average, for last round interviewer was not friendly and he was not helping instead of I ask something they go deep into it”
“The overall process was structured and professional, with a mix of coding, technical discussion, and behavioral questions based on Amazon Leadership Principles. The interviewers were clear and gave…”
“It was a PMT role. Nothing really exciting just went thru resume and some BQs. And maybe was not a good fit as they are looking for b2b pm experience or with Saas”
“Amazon Senior TPM interviews involve a recruiter screen, technical phone screen, and a 4 round virtual loop. Assessments focus on system design, program management, and strict adherence to Amazon’s…”
“Process is very inline with what is explained here and on youtube, prepare stories that fit the questions”
“The overall interview process was incredibly smooth, straightforward, and well-organized from start to finish. The recruiter was exceptionally friendly, responsive, and did a fantastic job of…”
“The role is a TPM under Alexa, but seems really like a project manager role- review privacy features. HM round was very basic, one PM loop asked a product design question, however the interviewer…”
“The process was smooth with good time given between all the rounds. HR was supportive and helpful. rounds were doable”
“Overall, the process was pretty smooth: application, online assessment, then two virtual interviews. The OA and coding rounds went well because the questions were standard DSA and I was comfortable…”
“I definitely had good preparation on LP question which is one of the most important area because company focuses on this a lot”
“My interview panel was for a specific team and not a general hiring pipeline. 3 rounds technical + behavioral. First 20 mins behavioral then technical. Last round was bar raiser. Everything went…”
“The OA is quite long and has multiple parts. Other than the technical coding questions, there are behavioral questions based on the LP and work style simulation (choosing between email replies)”
“Overall, I’d rate the process as smooth and structured, with four rounds in total: two technical rounds focused on SQL and DSA, one system/design round, and one hiring manager discussion. The…”
“The recruiter was quite helpful and shared details on the structure of the loops and how to prepare for it. The rounds in the loops were almost entirely behavioural focused on "Tell me about a time…”
“I walked into this thing with 48 pages of prep, and that still barely felt like enough because at Amazon the first question is maybe 20% of the interview and the other 80% is them asking, 'How do…”
“Both core rounds went okay-ish so far. The DSA round was strangely fixated on trees (weird) —the one topic I had not really prepared in-depth for Amazon—and was too focused on DP, strings, sliding…”
“The tech interviewer requested a more technical answer. So i expanded on my existing experience. Complex systems are good to explain.”
“Interviews were very streamlined. Had to create multiple of my background and experience as part of preparation. Feedback was given within 15mins. Offer within 3 working days.”
“OA was easy, interview was 2, 1 hour rounds with 30m behavioral and 30m technical. Asking mostly about how you use AI and technicals were typical LC style questions with one being a bit more vague”
“It went well and answered all questions. and did both leetcode questions asked one in each interview”
“Preparation: I had a solid understanding of the role and prepared thoroughly with coding practice, system design concepts, and mock interviews. Confidence in Communication: I introduced myself…”
“Overall, I found the interview process to be quite long and demanding, but ultimately very fair. What went well was the thoroughness of the evaluation, which allowed me to showcase my skills while…”
“1. Recruiter reached me out on LinkedIn 2. OA - you don't have to be perfect 3. Technical Screen (fail) 4. loop interview”
“The overall interview process consisted of a recruiter screen, a technical call with the hiring manager, a written narrative exercise, and a 5-round virtual loop focusing on System Design, People…”
“I'm able to communicate while solving problem but unable to code the problem interviwers are very supportive and friendly they give hints when i stuck at last i was only able to provide pseudo code.”
“In the phone screen the interviewer is very technical, supposedly should be AWS LP, behavioural and some technical questions. The interviewer says casual conversation but wants me to design the…”
“The OA was more challenging than I expected, the questions were more aligned with Competitive programming style. Recruiter was really supportive and informative. Still waiting on the next steps,…”
“It was a very disciplined and clear process. Preparing for the behavioral questions took a long time. One of the interviewers decided to change the standard questions and the ones she created on the…”
“It started with self-introduction and the interviewer wanted to know more about my research. So we main discussed about the papers and the potential topic I can do during the internship”
“I was surprised at the volume of questions in the management screen. I had previously intererviewed at Amazon 3-4 yrs ago and it was 3 or 4 questions. Half of these questions were behavioral and…”
“The Leetcode question had a couple of follow ups along with a question about time complexity. Also asked why Amazon?”
“STAR Based interview. GraceNolan Github repository. Star Based answers. Basic Networking, Webapp, threat model, Code review”
“The DSA question was not straightforward.The overall interview process was good. I suggest to take several mock interviews to get comfortable”
“I went in expecting the usual behavioral-first format, but in my loop they flipped it and opened with the coding question. The behavioral part still mattered, they just used the follow-ups to see if…”
“What surprised me is how open ended the questions are, but each interviewer is very likely probing a specific Amazon leadership principle, so generic answers actually hurt you because you need to…”
“It was very Amazon style with leadership principles, but layered on top of that they kept asking how I’ve used AI to bring about innovation and change, and then they really challenged the metrics…”
“My overall interview process with Amazon was a positive experience. The process was well-structured, starting with an online assessment that tested problem-solving and coding skills, followed by…”
“2 1 hour interview rounds after an online assessment. went well, standard questions. interviewer was conducted by one engineer, and one manager on the team that i was eventually hired for.”
“MY DSA was top notch so no issues there, leadership principle questions are predictable so I answered thoroughly.”
“Overall went well. There were some technical questions which were asked but the interviewer assisted me to answer them.”
“in depth experience of transformers is required and learn to explain the transformers as well. the overall experience was good”
“Process was straightforward with quick feedback. Got a 3d dp and then easy second interview which was standard hashmap manipulation.”
“Exactly what people say the behaviorals are. 5 behaviorals across 2 interviews. In the first techncial one, I got asked 9 SQL and 1 Python. Messed up the python”
“Trust me, Amazon’s interview process has a different bar altogether, and for internal roles I’d stick with the AIQB because the interviewers are trained on that. You can even steer the interview by…”
“The overall process was quite slow and took longer than expected. The timeline seemed to depend largely on the interviewer, as the scheduling and progress varied based on their availability. There…”
“The process was fairly simple, online assessment with 2 coding questions and then multiple choice leadership principles questions (choose the right action for the given scenario). Then around a…”
“I said I deep dived on an AI project, and they immediately started asking what parameters I used to train the model and why I switched from one LLM to another. Even the behavioral round got super…”
“The process was surprising because there was an AI OA where you would have to talk about a prompt. I think the transcript was evaluated by AI. What went well was the final interview where it was…”
“They care about their leadership principles. Focus on behavioral around these core tenets. I think that Amazon is adding more AI in their OA process, so would prepare for that.”
“It went really well, they were trying to confirm whether I actually solved the assessment on my own and understood my solution.”
“Interviewers were supporting, he was happy to repeat/rephase questions. Some of the questions I was blank even the question was super easy but I was not able to answer”
“The process was pretty standard, focused on Amazon leadership principles. Look up Exponent videos on how to answer behavioral questions.”
“What went well: interesting questions, everybody kind and smart. What didn't go well: I should have prepared more to tell about business impact.”
“The process was straightforward and detailed. All communications were done promptly and I was notified of every stage.”
“Very long process and dragged on for almost a month, more annoying considering the fact that I was still in the early stages of the process”
“✅ It felt tough Most candidates who do well say the loop was challenging. Amazon intentionally pushes beyond your comfort zone to see how you think, not just what you know. ✅ Multiple rounds in one…”
“It was a long and tedious process but fairly simple and predictable. Have 2 strong stories for each leadership principle is good enough prep, be able to tweak as per the principle and the story is a…”
“My overall Amazon New Grad SDE interview process was rigorous and fairly challenging. I had three rounds covering coding, Leadership Principles, and low-level design. The coding questions were not…”
“Recruiter then oa then had an interview with hiring manager and then another with someone on the team both technical leetcodes”
“Smooth process overall but did take a while after the final to hear back about the offer (over a month) potentially due to headcount being still figured out at the time. Questions were easy - medium…”
“Phone screen was an hour long followed by 5 member loop. I also had to do a presentation as well.The focus are on technical breadth, technical depth and then leadership principles like learn and be…”
“Process was quick, team was professional, and had a diverse set of interviews. Recommendation to split the loop into two days.”
“Interviewer were all really nice. Technical portion requires to be thorough in explaining thought process”
“The recruiter was exceptionally transparent and provided an accurate roadmap of what to expect. Their preparation tips were spot-on, which is a rare find in high-stakes tech recruiting. What didnt…”
“I thought it was very efficient. Within a few days I had my verbal offer and written letter. I interviewed with random people at Amazon so I never met the people on my team.”
“I interviewed for an Amazon Software Development Engineer internship in February 2025. The process was three rounds over about three weeks: a recruiter screen, a HackerRank assessment, and a final…”
“A lot of focus spent in every round on LP questions. Make sure to have sufficient stories, sometimes they plan to ask two, but end up asking a third one.”
“There is not that much interaction with a recruiter. I was lucky in the coding question was not hard but they have a bank essentially similar to leetcode mediums. The bar raiser round you should…”
“Too much bureaucratic process. Be prepared for ghosting. They expedite after onsites. Negotiation can take few rounds. Be patient, they do not throw away strong candidates.”
“All 3 rounds in loop were smooth, they are friendly and interviews went smoothly. I took entire loop in one go so it helped to be very much prepared.”
“Common big tech interview process. Nothing out of the ordinary. Prepare some data modeling, data structures and AI focus. Most questions tie back to behavioral interviewing.”
“The interviewers were current program managers and was not my hiring manager. You don't know what team you will be on until after you get your offer.”
“Recruiter was super helpful throughout the process helping me navigate through the process and super responsive whenever I had any questions. Lot of interesting questions asked to test problem…”
“The process was very straightforward. The recruiter will help guide you and give you tips on how to prepare for the interview. They are hyper focused on their Amazon Principles and all questions…”
“The interview loop was definitely more AI/ML focused than software focused. There was no leetcode really, but I did have to write a simple KNN algorithm from scratch.”
“Overall, the interview process was well-structured and a positive experience. The interviewer was professional and approachable, and the questions provided a good opportunity to demonstrate my…”
“The interview was really good All rounds where proper Coding round needs coder pad and really good”
“Got a verbal offer but didn't match to the original team. I did eventually get matched to the next team, so don't give up if you get a verbal offer”
“The process was rigorous and I was tested to my limits during the loop. I would suggest asking hr to split the loop into two otherwise you have to be able to interview for 4-5 hours in a row”
“It was really good as they do seem to care about interview and i had a great time discussing with the interviewer.”
“My interview process started with a coding round focused on data structures and problem-solving, where I was able to understand the problem and write a working approach but struggled with optimizing…”
“Smooth and well organized. I had a recruiter screen, a phone interview with a TPM covering Leadership Principles and technical scenarios, and clear communication on next steps throughout.”
“The process was rigorous, I had 4 rounds, one with HM, one with the engineering manager and 2 with product managers. However, the format of all rounds followed the typical Amazon LP based format. In…”
“Well, I think I didn't prepare much. I was not actively looking and didn't devote much space to prepping. However, if I had to turn back time, I would be really thorough with my star stories and…”
“Overall good. Round interview really intense. 1 hour for each and have to deal with 4 managers one by one.”
“It followed AWS's standard flow: a recruiter screen, then a phone interview with the hiring manager, then a full virtual loop of [4–5] back-to-back interviews, each about 45 minutes. The loop was…”
“The interview was quite smooth. All of the interviewers asked their direct questions with no further small talk.”
Frequently asked questions
How many rounds are in the Amazon interview?
Candidates report a typical 3 rounds, usually including a recruiter screen, online assessment, phone screen, take-home assignment.
How hard is the Amazon interview?
Candidates rate it 3.2/5 on average (medium), across 119 interviews.
How long does the Amazon hiring process take?
About 3 weeks from first contact to decision, based on reported timelines.
What percentage of Amazon candidates get an offer?
57% of candidates with a final result got an offer (51 of 89).
What does the Amazon interview focus on?
The most common round types are Behavioral, Coding, Technical, System Design.