u/uriherszen

Hey everyone,
After a lot of prep I finally passed the interviews for a Software Development Engineer role at Amazon and I've verbally accepted the offer. Really happy right now.
Quick question for people who've been through this: how long does it usually take for them to send the official contract? Is it a couple of days, a week, longer? Just trying to know what's normal so I'm not sitting here refreshing my email for no reason.
Any tips on what to look out for in the contract before I sign would also be appreciated.
Thanks!

**Timeline of what happened:**

- Passed Amazon's coding assessment for an SDE Intern position
- Scheduled for an interview on June 8th (with a senior engineer)
- One day before the interview, major security incidents in the region forced Amazon to cancel and said they'd reschedule
- A week goes by with no contact from Amazon
- I reach out to confirm interview timing
- Today I get an email saying the position is "no longer available"

**The complication:**

I just found out that a peer of mine is scheduled to interview for the same position next week. This tells me the role is still active, just... not available to me anymore.

**What I've done so far:**

- I prepared *extensively* for this interview (probably the most prep I've ever done for anything)
- I drafted a formal message to the hiring manager expressing my interest and asking if there's any way to still be considered

**My dilemma:**

Part of me wants to send the message and make one last push. Another part of me thinks I'm reading the signals wrong and it will just make me look desperate or hard to work with.

**Questions for you guys:**

1. Is this a hard no, or is there a reasonable way to express continued interest without coming off as tone-deaf?
2. Should I try to reach out, or just accept it and move on?
3. Am I being unrealistic thinking the position might still be available to me?

I get that interviews are competitive and things change. But the timing and circumstances feel frustrating, and I don't want to give up without trying — but I also don't want to burn a bridge or look unprofessional.

What would you do in my shoes?

Thanks for any perspective.

I had an interview scheduled for June 8th for the Amazon Software Developer Intern role. It was cancelled due to the security situation here in Israel (the attack from Iran). The recruiter stated they would reach out as soon as possible to schedule a new interview.
It has been about a week and a half, and I haven't heard back yet.
Has anyone else had their interview cancelled recently for similar reasons? How long does Amazon typically take to reschedule in these situations? I want to know if I should follow up now or keep waiting.
If I have the interview and was cancelled, no matter what I still have the interview??
Thanks.