Prime Video Software Engineer interview: DSA, design, and leadership principles

My process began with an online assessment on data structures and algorithms. Soon after that, I had a technical phone screen, followed by a final loop of multiple consecutive rounds. What I remember most is how much the later interviews emphasized Amazon leadership principles alongside system design.

The technical and behavioral sides were not separate in the loop. System design was a major theme, and I was expected to connect my answers to leadership principles consistently. The back-to-back pace gave me little time to reset between conversations, so both technical explanations and behavioral stories felt high stakes.

I did not receive an offer. My biggest takeaway was that the bar was not only coding fundamentals. It also depended on aligning my explanations with leadership principles while designing solutions.

Location: India. Overall feedback: positive. Offer status: no offer.