I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Jul 2012
Interview
Exactly what you heard it would be. Was not offered the job I was interviewing for but told they wanted to further interview me for other areas. When I declined, I was never reimbursed for my expenses while traveling for the interview. Mind you I was interviewing for a six-figure income role (to match my current job), I was put up in a MOTEL, 30 mins away from HQ, made to get a rental and drive to the interview and then not compensated for meals. I ALMOST had to pay for the hotel after the recruiting team screwed up the reservation. Indicated how I would be treated as an employee...
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe how you would plan your route to work everyday.
It had 6 rounds- heavily focussed on leadership principles. they really do cross question almost every other example.......... You get multiple interviewers across the organisation. I thought- the questions were repetitive after one point.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mention a time when you could give the customer what they asked for ?
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
1. Initial Screening: It begins with a recruiter sync.
2. The "Loop": It's a 5-to-6-round panel interview focusing on deep technical skills, system design, leadership principles, or domain expertise depending on the role.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when you had to take a risk or make a decision with incomplete information.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon (Tokyo) in May 2026
Interview
1. Phone screen with a HR member (30 min)
2. Video interview with a Hiring manager (60 min)
3. Loop interview with 5 members including a bar raiser (60 min each)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Amazon
- Why are you changing jobs at this time?
- What are your career aspirations for next?
- Why this particular role at Amazon?
OLP
- Please tell me time when you solve customer's issues which they are not aware of
- Please tell me time you have to dive deep to solve problem
Case study
- How do you improve Amazon's specific features or pages
