Amazon Software Development Manager (SDM) Interview Course
Learn to ace the Amazon engineering management interview process from start to finish with practical examples and strategies from top managers from Amazon. Get the inside scoop on what it takes to ace the engineering management interview with this comprehensive learning track. We cover the Amazon SDM interview loop in detail, the fundamentals of people management and team planning, plus our complete system design course.
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2,800+ students
Updated Oct 2026

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Jacob SimonSoftware Engineer, Dropbox, Exponent Co-founder
Dave RensinEngineering Leadership, Google
Sergio Cruz Director of Software Engineering, Ramsey Solutions
Aravind K.Technical Program Manager, Confluent
Eric Cyffka Program Manager, Migrations, AWS
Stephen CognettaProduct Manager, Google, Exponent Co-founder
Laura LoughlanProduct Manager, HelloFresh
Kay TomaProduct Manager, TikTok, Clubhouse
Amit KumarLead Product Manager, Affirm
Anirudh GovilTechnical Product Manager, AWS Finance
Neamah H.ML Engineer, Meta
Navneet G.Engineering Manager, Meta
S.V.Engineering Leader, Apple
Suman BukkaSenior Engineering Manager, Smartsheet
Kevin WeiSenior Product Manager, Amazon
Neeraj GuptaEngineering Manager, eBay
Sri SridharanEngineering Manager, Robinhood, Stripe
Jimmy WuML Engineer, Amazon
Abhishek KumarEngineering Manager, Google
Timothy LuongEngineering Manager, Scale AI
Adam SchneiderTechnical Program Manager, Activision, Dogdata
Andreas DiasStaff Software Engineer, Team Lead, Modern Health
Aravind K.Technical Program Manager, Confluent
Karan Pratap SinghSoftware Engineer, Curebase
Angelica C.ML Engineer, Google
Andreas DiasStaff Software Engineer, Team Lead, Modern Health
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What you'll find in this course
5 courses
65 videos
33 hours
Engineering Management Introduction
6 lessons
2 videos
Amazon Leadership Principles
2 modules
22 lessons
21 videos

Customer Obsession: Pain Point
Free

Ownership: Status Quo

Invent and Simplify: Simple Solution

Are Right A Lot: Instincts

Learn and Be Curious: New Skill

Hire/Develop The Best: Team Member

Highest Standards: Raising the Bar

Think Big: Difficult Decision

Bias for Action: Calculated Risk

Frugality: Turning Down Resources

Earn Trust: Mistake

Dive Deep: Root Cause

Disagree and Commit: Idea Proposal

Deliver Results: Proudest Project

Ownership: Long-Term

Success and Scale Bring Broad Responsibility: Consider Your Impact

Evaluating a Behavioral Interview

Fixing Cross-Functional Issues
People Management Questions
5 modules
21 lessons
8 videos
Cross-functional Collaboration
Practice: Resolving Conflicts Between Engineer and Cross-functional Partner
Practice: Balancing Engineering Limitations with Customer Requirements
Practice: Explaining Engineering Concepts to Non-technical Team Members
Practice: Driving Alignment in Cross-functional Projects
Project Retrospective Questions
6 lessons
2 videos
System Design Interviews
11 modules
71 lessons
32 videos
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