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Amazon Advertising Software Engineer interview with back-to-back DSA rounds

Amazon AdvertisingSoftware Engineer · Technical Screen · Aug 2026

I had two back-to-back interviews, first with a hiring manager and then with an engineer from the team. Each lasted about 60 minutes. For roughly the first 15 minutes, I answered behavioral questions, and the rest was DSA. That split made the mental switch obvious. I had to move from narrative examples and decision making to DSA problem solving for most of each session. The process felt difficult…

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