I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon Web Services in May 2026
Interview
They first ask you to do an online assessment which includes 1 leetcode style coding problem and an AI assisted coding problems and a workstyle assessment and a system design question set
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Picking a suitable database storage system given the condition provided.
Very long. Multiple interviews. Had to work out a lot extra questions they would ask. Difficult to schedule with them. Went in for an in person interview with them and they ended up giving me an offer
I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (Seattle, WA) in Jan 2026
Interview
Interview process was tough. 8 rounds and the latter part focusing specifically on my AI understanding + capabilities. Honestly it was such a foreign/new experience due to the rapidly changing technologies that I didn't even consider half the questions that were asked to me in real time
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Amazon Web Services interviews FAQs
Senior Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon Web Services with 3.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 54% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Software Engineer roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 26 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon Web Services overall takes an average of 36 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon Web Services as a Senior Software Engineer according to 26 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 27%
One on one interview: 24%
Skills test: 22%
Group panel interview: 7%
Background check: 7%
Personality test: 7%
Presentation: 4%
Other: 2%
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