Amazon Software Development Engineer interview questions
Updated Jun 3, 2026
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LOOP superday: two 1-hour long technicals, 1 1-hour long behavioral; it was relatively straightforward. The first question they asked me was a binary tree + dictionary question. I think they were testing system design because they gave a very open-ended question, and wanted you to fill in the blanks.
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The first question they asked me was a binary tree + dictionary question. I think they were testing system design because they gave a very open-ended question, and wanted you to fill in the blanks.
The initial assessment featured two medium-difficulty coding challenges. This was followed by an intense three-hour back-to-back Superday, evaluating core competencies through behavioral inquiries, two medium Leetcode algorithm problems, and a low-level system design session focusing on object-oriented principles.
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Leetcode Questions (Amazon most frequest)
Leadership Principle - Behavioral Questions
The process starts with an online assessment with technical questions and questions about their leadership principles. It takes around 2 hrs to complete the assessment. They didn’t provide an outcome or feedback.
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Coding questions
Questions about their leadership principles