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Amazon Software Engineer interview: brain teasers and OA rejection

AmazonSoftware Engineer · Online Assessment · Jun 2026

The process began with online recruitment quizzes or an OA, and those early steps set the tone. One path was packed with brain-teaser-style questions that did not match the job I was applying for. It made the process feel disrespectful of my time. In another attempt at the same general funnel stage, I submitted OA solutions and received a rejection a few days later. That assessment was more typic…

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