# Amazon Software Engineer Interview Experience — Aced Aced (formerly Exponent) publishes a public search API over its indexed pages; the guide is at https://www.aced.io/agents/agent-access. Source: https://www.aced.io/experiences/amazon-software-engineer-interview-154103 Source observed: 2026-11-04T23:27:44.489Z Last checked: 2026-11-04T23:27:44.489+00:00 Indexed: 2026-11-07T01:44:01.495+00:00 --- # Amazon Software Engineer Interview Experience Aced (formerly Exponent) provides interview guides, candidate-submitted interview experiences, interview questions, resumes, courses, practice, and coaching for people preparing for technology interviews. This experience concerns an Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE) interview for a mid-level/L4 candidate in India. The work arrangement was hybrid. ## Guide context - **Guide:** [Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE) Interview Guide](https://www.aced.io/guides/amazon-software-development-engineer-interview) - **Last updated:** 3 days ago by Amazon candidates - **Interview experiences:** [62 experiences](https://www.aced.io/guides/amazon-software-development-engineer-interview/experiences) - **Questions:** [250 questions](https://www.aced.io/guides/amazon-software-development-engineer-interview/questions) - **Resumes:** [482 resumes](https://www.aced.io/guides/amazon-software-development-engineer-interview/resumes) - **Company:** Amazon ![Amazon logo](https://exponent-static.s3.amazonaws.com/company_logos/amazon.png) ## Interview outcome and summary - **Role:** Software Engineer - **Level:** Mid Level / L4 - **Location:** India - **Work arrangement:** Hybrid - **Submitted:** 2 months ago - **Interview date:** 4 months ago - **Result:** Rejected - **Difficulty:** Moderate - **Reported process:** Recruiter screen, online assessment, phone interview, and technical interview - **Total:** 6 questions across 4 rounds ## Interview process The candidate described the overall experience as average. For the last round, the interviewer was not friendly and did not help; when the candidate asked something, the interviewer went deeply into it. 1. Recruiter screen 2. Online assessment 3. Phone interview 4. Technical interview ## Interview rounds ### Recruiter screen **Questions:** 2 **Question types:** [Project Discussion](https://www.aced.io/questions?type=project-discussion), [Behavioral](https://www.aced.io/questions?type=behavioral) **Specific questions:** - [Tell me about yourself.](https://www.aced.io/questions/104) - [What is the project you are most proud of?](https://www.aced.io/questions/1031) ### Online assessment The experience record lists 2 questions for this round. The detailed remainder of the interview is member-gated. ### Phone interview The detailed remainder of the interview is member-gated. ### Technical interview The detailed remainder of the interview is member-gated. ## Candidate preparation notes The accessible interview record recommends practicing answers aloud with a timer, keeping a framework ready for every round, and asking the recruiter what each interviewer focuses on so examples can be tailored. ## Company culture notes The accessible record describes interviewers as collaborative and says they kept nudging the discussion toward the user. It says the team appeared to value structured thinking over polish and that interviewers left time for questions at the end. ## Access and contribution The full interview is available through Aced membership, including new experiences added weekly. [Become a member](https://www.aced.io/upgrade?src=experience). Candidates can also [share an interview experience](https://www.aced.io/questions/contribute?src=experience). A 24-hour trial starts once a submission is approved. ## More Amazon interview experiences - **[SDE II Software Development Engineer](https://www.aced.io/experiences/amazon-software-engineer-interview-39a0db?returnPath=%2Fguides%2Famazon-software-development-engineer-interview%2Fexperiences)** — Amazon, Feb 2026. Verified; 4 rounds and 7 questions. The candidate expected a behavioral-first format, but the loop opened with coding. Behavioral follow-ups tested detailed knowledge of the candidate’s own work. - **[Software Engineer (L4)](https://www.aced.io/experiences/amazon-software-engineer-interview-87ea12?returnPath=%2Fguides%2Famazon-software-development-engineer-interview%2Fexperiences)** — Amazon, Dec 2025. Verified; 4 rounds and 3 questions. The candidate’s AI project led to detailed questions about training parameters and switching from one LLM to another; even the behavioral round became highly technical. - **[Software Engineer](https://www.aced.io/experiences/amazon-software-engineer-interview-5766eb?returnPath=%2Fguides%2Famazon-software-development-engineer-interview%2Fexperiences)** — Amazon, Oct 2026. 2 rounds and 2 questions. The candidate described a more rigorous process with multiple technical rounds and a large focus on leadership principles. 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