Amazon Web Services Systems Engineer interview questions
Updated Feb 5, 2026
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Systems Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon Web Services with 5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 74% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (Toronto, ON)
Interview
It was 5 step process, starting with a technical assessment and then 4 roundss of virtual interviews. Technical assessment was not that difficult, I believe i could be more prepared
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked Low level system desing questions, which i was not expecting
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Amazon Web Services in Jul 2025
Interview
After applying then First it's a Phone screen interview then after passing that then there are 4 loop interviews that can be scheduled on the same day or move between two days.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (Dublin, Dublin) in Dec 2025
Interview
Had phone interview with super nice engineer, I totally s**ked and all my prep went out of the Windows because I over perp. so do not over prep for the phone interview as it might surprise you with simple question. take your time to think its one hour and they just three questions with some drill ins
- Expect one LP question with some drill in
- Expect one Linux Troubleshooting question
- Expect one scripting question
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Describe situation when you don't know the answer to something and you have to ask for help and how you went about it? So prepare for follow up questions