Amazon Advertising Software Engineer interview: four-round loop and bar raiser

Amazon Advertising·Software Engineer·Reported Jul 2026
Medium

After clearing the initial step, I entered a loop with multiple back-to-back interviews. It was the most intense part of the process. I had four rounds, each combining behavioral questions with a technical component, except for one that leaned behavioral-only as a structured readout of how I would operate. The technical topics included strings, priority queues, and object-oriented design.

A bar-raiser interview was also part of the loop, and it felt harder than the rest. Even when the technical questions were not the longest, that round made the criteria feel stricter and less forgiving, especially around how well I supported my reasoning. The format gave me several chances to show how I communicate, but I could not relax between rounds.

I did not receive an offer. I left with a mix of frustration and clarity. The process was demanding but not vague, and it kept returning to specific competency areas, especially in the bar-raiser segment where I felt least able to get away with partial answers.

Location: United States. Overall feedback: neutral. Offer status: no offer.

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Company
Amazon Advertising
Role
Software Engineer
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Medium
Date
Reported Jul 2026

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