Amazon Interview Questions & Process (2026)
2,455 practice questions across 14 Amazon roles, with the Amazon interview process and how to prepare. Every round pairs technical evaluation with Leadership Principle probing in strict STAR format, and a trained Bar Raiser from outside the hiring team holds veto power to keep the bar rising; India (Bangalore/Hyderabad/Chennai) runs the exact same LP bar as the US.
Roles covered
14
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Questions
2,455
across all roles
Rounds
6
typical loop
Amazon rating
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Choose your role at Amazon
Amazon Security Engineer
200 interview questions · 200 tailored →
Amazon Analytics Engineer
100 interview questions · 100 tailored →
Amazon Business Analyst
100 interview questions · 100 tailored →
Amazon Data Analyst
100 interview questions · 100 tailored →
Amazon Qa Automation Engineer Sdet
30 interview questions · 30 tailored →
Amazon Backend Engineer
308 interview questions →
Amazon Big Data Engineer
72 interview questions →
Amazon Cloud Engineer
200 interview questions →
Amazon Data Engineer
72 interview questions →
Amazon DevOps Engineer
200 interview questions →
Amazon Full Stack Engineer
365 interview questions →
Amazon Product Manager
200 interview questions →
Amazon Site Reliability Engineer
200 interview questions →
Amazon Software Development Engineer
308 interview questions →
Amazon interview process
- 1Online Assessment (SDE OA)60 min
Two timed coding problems plus a workplace-simulation and logic section; the main gate for freshers and India volume hiring.
- 2Phone screen45 min
One coding problem plus 1-2 Leadership Principle STAR questions with an SDE.
- 3Coding loop round60 min
DSA problem to working code, followed by assigned-LP behavioral questions in STAR format.
- 4System design loop round60 min
Design an Amazon-scale service with capacity math, plus LPs; low-level/OOD design substitutes for junior candidates.
- 5Hiring Manager round45 min
Team fit, project deep dives, and Deliver Results/Bias for Action stories with the manager you would report to.
- 6Bar Raiser60 min
An interviewer from outside the team stress-tests LP stories and overall bar with the hardest cross-examination of the loop; holds veto.
Frequently asked questions
What is the interview process at Amazon?
The Amazon interview process usually runs in this order: online assessment (SDE OA), phone screen, coding loop round, system design loop round, hiring manager round, then Bar Raiser.
Which roles can I prepare for at Amazon?
We have dedicated interview-question sets for 14 Amazon roles: Security Engineer, Analytics Engineer, Business Analyst, Data Analyst, Qa Automation Engineer Sdet, Backend Engineer, Big Data Engineer, Cloud Engineer, Data Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Full Stack Engineer, Product Manager, Site Reliability Engineer, Software Development Engineer.
How hard is the Amazon interview?
We rate Amazon interviews high on difficulty, on a scale that runs from low-medium to very high. Plan your preparation around what Amazon screens for: Leadership Principles (behavioral), coding, system design and ownership.
What does Amazon look for in candidates?
Amazon screens for Leadership Principles (behavioral), coding, system design and ownership. Culturally, it values 16 Leadership Principles: customer obsession, ownership, dive deep and bias for action. Line up one example from your own work for each value, alongside the technical preparation.
How do I prepare for Amazon interviews?
Prepare 8-12 STAR stories mapped to Leadership Principles. Expect a Bar Raiser. Quantify impact. On PrepNPlaced, the Company Game Plan builds a preparation plan for Amazon, Resume Score checks your resume against the job description, and the AI Mock Interview lets you practise your answers out loud.
Compiled by PrepNPlaced from interview reports and question banks for Amazon, cross-referenced with 32,782 employee reviews. Data refreshed 2026-08-13. Updated 2026.