I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Mar 2013
Interview
Amazon standard interview process. Google to read articles that describes it in more details.
Phone screen: 1-1 phone screen (one person shadowing the phone screen interviewer but is not always the case). Provides links to collaboration website where you can type code snippets and/or process descriptions/drawings.
Onsite: 5-6 interviewers or more depending on the level and seniority of the role you applied.
Depending on your role certain subset of Amazon leadership principles are picked for you to be reviewed on (Google Amazon leadership principles to get complete list). Each interviewer checks you on 1-2 on these each. In addition to this you get probed with some technical questions for technical roles.
One of the interviewers is a so called bar raiser (google this for more details). This person is normally not in the same org that is hiring for this position and is supposed to give a "unbiased" view of you. They also have specific training for hiring/interviewing and will have veto rights to forbid hiring manager to provide you with an offer. The decision process is normally concluded in a debrief session of the interview loop.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Describe product life cycle with the adjoining processes, milestones and deliverables for each milestone.
If a feature deliverable is falling between two teams and neither of them want to assume ownership and referring to the other team how do you address this?
What is the most common thing you have been criticized for in your professional career? What was the most recent feedback from your current/most recent manager in your performance review?
How do you intend to improve it?
Applied, Recruiter Screen then nothing. Not sure when I'll get a call back. The process seems super complicated. Will apply again now that I know what they are looking for.
HR Screening was scheduled. Then 1 technical screening phone interview was scheduled, followed by two Behavioral interviews, followed by two System design interviews, followed by 1 bar raiser interview. Lastly there was an offer.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Nov 2025
Interview
1. it starts with the phone screen with the recruiter for the background and
2. it's the 2nd phone sreen for the tech depth
3. it's the panel interview with multiple stakholders
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
tell me about the most challenge project you've delivered
