Amazon Development Center U.S. Software Engineer interview: a GenAI round within the virtual loop

The process began with an online assessment containing coding challenges and a work simulation. The interviews that followed felt like an Amazon loop, combining technical evaluation with Leadership Principles rather than separating them.

The virtual onsite consisted of several back-to-back interviews of about an hour each, including hiring-manager-type and bar-raiser-style discussions. Each interviewer had assigned principles and wanted concrete examples. DSA was central, and there was also a GenAI-focused round where I still had to handle DSA alongside the AI discussion.

With scheduling, the process took close to five business days. I did not get an offer, but it felt as if I was squeezed on difficult parts rather than completely off track.

Location: United States. Overall feedback: positive. Offer status: no offer.