# Amazon Software Engineer (L4) Interview Experience 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-87ea12 Source observed: 2026-11-04T21:34:34.180Z Last checked: 2026-11-04T21:34:34.18+00:00 Indexed: 2026-11-05T02:43:10.591+00:00 --- # Amazon Software Engineer (L4) Interview Experience We are Aced, formerly Exponent. This page is a verified interview experience for an Amazon mid-level/L4 Software Engineer role in the United States. It is part of our [Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE) Interview Guide](https://www.aced.io/guides/amazon-software-development-engineer-interview), which includes [62 interview experiences](https://www.aced.io/guides/amazon-software-development-engineer-interview/experiences), [250 questions](https://www.aced.io/guides/amazon-software-development-engineer-interview/questions), and [482 resumes](https://www.aced.io/guides/amazon-software-development-engineer-interview/resumes). The guide was updated 3 days before this page was captured, by Amazon candidates. - **Company:** Amazon - **Role:** Software Engineer, mid level / L4 - **Location:** United States - **Verification:** Verified - **Submitted:** 7 months before capture - **Interview date:** “a year ago” - **Difficulty:** Easy - **Coverage:** 6 questions across 4 rounds ## Candidate’s main takeaway > I said I deep dived on an AI project, and they immediately started asking what parameters I used to train the model and why I switched from one LLM to another. Even the behavioral round got super technical. ## Interview process The candidate interviewed for an L4 entry-level SWE role. The process consisted of one 30-minute phone screen followed by a three-interview super day. The phone screen was quick and somewhat rushed, with no real introduction. It went directly to one medium array problem and then questions and answers. During the loop, the behavioral portion lasted only about 10 minutes, but a technical interviewer repeatedly explored the details of the project the candidate discussed, making the round more technical than expected. The coding round used classic data structures and algorithms: a graph problem followed by a heap problem because extra time remained. The final round was a low-level object-oriented design exercise involving coupons and vouchers. The candidate did not consider the interview especially difficult, but emphasized being prepared to defend the details of behavioral examples. The listed process stages were: - Phone interview - Final round ## Interview rounds ### Phone interview — 1 question This is the free preview. The 30-minute phone screen felt rushed, had essentially no introduction, and began with a LeetCode-style array problem followed by a small amount of Q&A. **Question types:** [Coding](https://www.aced.io/questions?type=coding), [Data Structures & Algorithms](https://www.aced.io/questions?type=algorithms) **Specific question:** [Solve an array problem where you are given two arrays and need to construct a new array by multiplying values across positions.](https://www.aced.io/questions/6268) The candidate described the problem as approximately medium difficulty. Given two arrays, the task was to multiply values across the arrays at each index and construct a new array to return. The candidate thought it could be solved with a prefix-sum approach or a straightforward traversal using a `for` loop. Because the interview lasted only 30 minutes and began without an introduction, the candidate had to begin solving immediately. ### Final round (1) — 2 questions The accessible page content identifies this as a final round with two questions, but the detailed content is gated. ### Final round (2) The rendered page describes a 45-minute session with a senior interviewer. It consisted mostly of open-ended questions, a short follow-up near the end, and substantial pushback on tradeoffs. The accessible question and response were: - **Question:** How would you improve a product you use every day for a new market? - **Candidate’s approach:** Pick a segment first, size it, compare three options, then choose one option and its success metric. The same question and response appear more than once in the rendered content. ### Final round (3) The rendered page also describes a 45-minute session with a senior interviewer. It consisted mostly of open-ended questions, a short follow-up near the end, and substantial pushback on tradeoffs. The accessible question and response were: - **Question:** How would you improve a product you use every day for a new market? - **Candidate’s approach:** Pick a segment first, size it, compare three options, then choose one option and its success metric. The same question and response appear more than once in the rendered content. ## Interview tips Practice out loud with a timer, keep a framework ready for every round, and ask the recruiter what each interviewer focuses on so you can tailor your examples. ## Company culture The candidate described the interviewers as collaborative and said they repeatedly nudged the discussion toward the user. The team appeared to value structured thinking over polish, and each interviewer left time for questions. ## Access to additional experiences The page invites visitors to unlock more than 1.8k interview experiences, including the remainder of this interview and new experiences added weekly, by [becoming a member](https://www.aced.io/upgrade?src=experience). Visitors can instead [share their 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 — Amazon, February 2026](https://www.aced.io/experiences/amazon-software-engineer-interview-39a0db?returnPath=%2Fguides%2Famazon-software-development-engineer-interview%2Fexperiences). **Verified; 4 rounds; 7 questions.** The candidate expected a behavioral-first format, but the loop opened with coding. Behavioral follow-ups tested whether the candidate knew their own work in detail. - [Software Engineer — Amazon, October 2026](https://www.aced.io/experiences/amazon-software-engineer-interview-5766eb?returnPath=%2Fguides%2Famazon-software-development-engineer-interview%2Fexperiences). **2 rounds; 2 questions.** The candidate described a more rigorous process with multiple technical rounds and a large focus on leadership principles. - [Software Engineer — Amazon, October 2026](https://www.aced.io/experiences/amazon-senior-software-engineer-interview-4930a7?returnPath=%2Fguides%2Famazon-software-development-engineer-interview%2Fexperiences). **1 round; 2 questions.** The experience included a design-DSA problem to implement a trie for recent searches, a low-level design for a BookMyShow-style ticket-booking system, and a high-level design for a link-preview feature similar to Slack or WhatsApp. Browse [all 62 Amazon Software Engineer interview experiences](https://www.aced.io/guides/amazon-software-development-engineer-interview/experiences). --- [Read this page’s summary](https://www.aced.io/agents/api/public/v1/page-tldr?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aced.io%2Fexperiences%2Famazon-software-engineer-interview-87ea12&trace=t_679ff9ab98f3) ## Ask a follow-up about this page Need a more specific answer? 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