# Amazon Software Engineer Interview Experience (2025) 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-7eac4b Source observed: 2026-11-04T23:17:50.558Z Last checked: 2026-11-04T23:17:50.558+00:00 Indexed: 2026-11-06T06:47:23.232+00:00 --- # Amazon Software Engineer Interview Experience We publish interview preparation material through Aced (formerly Exponent), including company guides, interview experiences, questions, and resumes. This entry concerns an Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE) interview for a **Mid Level / L4** candidate in the **United States**, conducted **onsite**. The Amazon SDE guide was updated **3 days ago by Amazon candidates** at the time of capture. Its related sections contain **62 interview experiences**, **250 questions**, and **482 resumes**: - [Expert guide](https://www.aced.io/guides/amazon-software-development-engineer-interview) - [Interview experiences](https://www.aced.io/guides/amazon-software-development-engineer-interview/experiences) - [Questions](https://www.aced.io/guides/amazon-software-development-engineer-interview/questions) - [Resumes](https://www.aced.io/guides/amazon-software-development-engineer-interview/resumes) - [Back to all experiences](https://www.aced.io/guides/amazon-software-development-engineer-interview/experiences) ![Amazon logo](https://exponent-static.s3.amazonaws.com/company_logos/amazon.png) ## Interview summary - **Employer:** Amazon - **Role:** Software Development Engineer (SDE) - **Level:** Mid Level / L4 - **Location:** United States - **Format:** Onsite - **Result:** Got offer - **Submitted:** 3 months ago - **Interview date:** 2 years ago - **Timespan:** 8 weeks - **Difficulty:** Very easy - **Total compensation:** $174,000 - **Compensation fields:** Salary and bonus ## Interview process The candidate reported limited interaction with a recruiter. They found the coding question manageable and described Amazon's question bank as broadly similar to LeetCode medium problems. For the bar raiser round, they recommended preparing stories for each behavioral area. The listed process stages were: 1. Online assessment 2. Phone interview 3. Technical interview ## Interview rounds The experience lists **2 questions across 3 rounds**. ### Online assessment - **1 question** - Specific question: [Most Recent Transaction](https://www.aced.io/questions/3043) ### Phone interview The accessible interview detail describes a **45-minute** session with a senior interviewer. It was mostly open-ended, included a short follow-up near the end, and involved substantial pushback on tradeoffs. ### Technical interview The accessible interview detail also describes a **45-minute** session with a senior interviewer. It was mostly open-ended, included a short follow-up near the end, and involved substantial pushback on tradeoffs. A product-design-style question was: > How would you improve a product you use every day for a new market? The candidate's approach was to select a segment first, size it, compare three options, and choose one together with its success metric. ## Interview tips and culture The candidate recommended practicing 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. They described the interviewers as collaborative and said they repeatedly redirected discussion toward the user. They felt the team valued structured thinking over polish and left time for questions at the end. ## Membership and contribution access The public preview invites readers to unlock the rest of this interview and access new experiences added weekly. The membership action is [Become a member](https://www.aced.io/upgrade?src=experience). 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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; 7 questions.** The candidate expected a behavioral-first format, but the loop began with coding; behavioral follow-ups tested detailed knowledge of their 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; 3 questions.** The candidate described highly technical questioning about an AI project, including training parameters and the choice between large language models; even the behavioral round became 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; 2 questions.** The candidate described a more rigorous process with multiple technical rounds and a large focus on leadership principles. 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