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Amazon DSP Software Engineer interview: one HackerRank-to-linked-list round

Amazon DSPSoftware Engineer · Online Assessment · Jul 2026

After clearing an online HackerRank coding round, I had a single one-hour technical interview with one senior software engineer. They asked one linked-list question. The conversation was straightforward, and I felt reasonably prepared, but I was rejected after that round. It was not chaotic or unfair, just unusually compact. My takeaway was that a smooth process and an in-bounds question still le…

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