Amazon Advertising Software Engineer Interview Experience: DSA, low-level design, and leadership principles

Amazon AdvertisingSoftware Engineer · Aug 2026

My process had four rounds. I began with DSA, then had two low-level-design rounds. One of those LLD conversations included gen-AI best practices, which was an unexpected addition to a systems-focused design interview. The final round was entirely about leadership principles and behavioral questions. Leadership-principles questions also appeared in the earlier technical rounds, so coding, design,…

Shared by a candidate · reported Aug 2026. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.