Amazon Web Services Software Engineer interview: timed OA and leadership-principles discussion

Amazon Web Services·Software Engineer·Reported Jul 2026
OfferHard

After a recruiter call, I completed an online assessment that took a few hours. It included DSA, Leadership Principles, and a work-style simulation about what I would do in a typical workday. I had to manage time tightly and optimize as I went. It felt fair but not forgiving.

Soon after, I had a technical and behavioral interview. I worked through a medium-to-hard DSA problem and then answered Leadership Principle questions about past situations. The technical portion was typical LeetCode-style problem solving, while the rest focused on decisions, tradeoffs, and communication.

I left feeling that the loop depended heavily on connecting my examples to the Leadership Principles and communicating confidently during coding.

Location: Seattle, WA. Overall feedback: positive. Offer status: got offer.

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Company
Amazon Web Services
Role
Software Engineer
Outcome
Offer
Difficulty
Hard
Date
Reported Jul 2026

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