Amazon Software Engineer II SDE2 interview questions
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Software Engineer II SDE2 applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon in Jul 2025
Interview
• The online assessment is well-structured and tests both algorithmic problem-solving and system design knowledge.
• Coding problems are clear, with a mix of data structures, algorithms, and occasionally a bit of optimization.
• The system design question for SDE2 is practical and reflects real-world Amazon-scale considerations.
• The platform is stable, and test cases are reasonable, although edge cases can be tricky.
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I completed the Amazon SDE2 online assignment. I am bound by an NDA, so I cannot share specific questions or solutions. Overall, the assignment was challenging but fair, testing algorithmic problem-solving, coding skills, and system design knowledge. Time management was important, and the problems reflected real-world scenarios at Amazon.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Aug 2025
Interview
I found the entire interview process to be very structured and efficient! I had a Online Assessment, which I cleared. Next, I had a technical phone screen with one behavioral and one coding question, which I was able to clear. For the final onsites, the recruiter gave me lots of information and clarified that there will be 3 coding round and 1 system design round and gave me lots of resources to prepare, so that made me feel much more confident!
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Tell me about the most innovative thing you have done
Tell me a time you didn't know what to do - what did you learn?
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I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Washington, DC) in Apr 2025
Interview
There was an online assessment. technical rounds and behavioural. It was around 3 hours. Got a response after 3 months and had 3 rounds of interview, 1 hour each. started with behavioural and then moving to technical coding questions.
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Tell me about yourself
Coding question - medium to hard difficulty.