Amazon Software Development Engineer II interview questions
Updated May 9, 2026
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Bengaluru) in Oct 2023
Interview
1 round - DSA
1 round - LLD
1 round - HLD
1 round - Bar Raiser + HLD
The Bar raiser round consisted of mostly Behavioral and Project related questions while some counter questioning on the Projects leading on making design better and scalable.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
HLD - Design a system for conducting online tests which can handle scale of million concurrent users.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in May 2024
Interview
A recruiter from Amazon reached out. Passed the online assessment and then scheduled the final loop after 2 weeks. I was asked leetcode medium problems and lots of behavioral questions. I would say each were for 30 minutes.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you handle failure?
How do you deal with roadblocks?
How do you prioritize?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Amazon in Mar 2024
Interview
- Call with recruiter
- Online assessment
- Virtual onsite interview
Result is given quickly. I was not approved and the recruiter reached me via phone call to give the result.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a situation where you you went beyond for a customer. What was that situation and how did you handle it.