3 write-ups · 26 questions

Amazon Backend Engineer interview experience

Every Amazon Backend Engineer interview written up on the site: the rounds, the questions asked, how candidates prepared and whether they got the offer.

Amazon Backend Engineer interviews at a glance

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3
latest write-up
May 2026

What the rounds test

  • Data Structures & Algorithms11 · 42%
  • Behavioral8 · 31%
  • System Design7 · 27%

Question difficulty

  • Medium7 · 70%
  • Hard3 · 30%

Roles covered

Locations

Bangalore (1)

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Questions asked in Amazon Backend Engineer interviews

  1. 01

    Course Schedule II

    Data Structures & Algorithms · Medium

  2. 02

    Merge Intervals

    Data Structures & Algorithms · Medium

  3. 03

    Product of Array Except Self

    Data Structures & Algorithms · Medium

  4. 04

    Maximum Sum BST in Binary Tree

    Data Structures & Algorithms · Hard

  5. 05

    Reorganize String

    Data Structures & Algorithms · Medium

  6. 06

    Design Google Docs (Collaborative Document Editing)

    System Design

  7. 07

    Design Uber Ride‑Hailing System

    System Design

  8. 08

    Design Type-ahead Search

    System Design

  9. 09

    Brick Wall

    Data Structures & Algorithms · Medium

  10. 10

    Maximum Difference Between Node and Ancestor

    Data Structures & Algorithms · Medium

  11. 11

    Number of Islands

    Data Structures & Algorithms · Medium

  12. 12

    Design BookMyShow

    System Design · Hard

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What does the Amazon Backend Engineer interview focus on?

Across 3 Amazon Backend Engineer interview experiences shared on Interview Experiences, the questions asked were mostly data structures & algorithms (42% of reported questions), behavioral (31% of reported questions), system design (27% of reported questions).

How hard is the Amazon Backend Engineer interview?

Candidates rated most Amazon Backend Engineer questions as medium (70% of rated questions). Medium: 70%, Hard: 30%.

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