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      Software Engineering Manager Interview

      10 Sept 2020
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Reston, VA
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon (Reston, VA) in May 2020

      Interview

      My recruiter was amazing, helped me all the way and was very cordial. Apart from the recruiter phone calls, 2 phone interviews and one full day panel interview. First Phone interview with the hiring manger - Mostly behavioral questions based on amazon leadership principles 2nd phone interview was technical - Spoke to one of the Sr engineers who interviewed me on all CS basics, modern design principles and architecture. Full panel interview - 5 hrs with breaks, one of them was a bar raiser. All of them were focused on leadership principles with few design questions. I did very well on all except one which could have been the reason for no offer. The full panel is very intensive taking about previous experiences, preparation on the leadership principles is the key. Take each principle and prepare an example from your prior work experience.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Sorry, signed a NDA but would recommend preparing well for all the leadership principles with examples from prior work experiences.
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      Software Engineering Manager Interview

      18 Aug 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Dublin, Dublin
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Amazon (Dublin, Dublin)

      Interview

      several steps including written essay the main set of interview split by People Management / Tech Program and Product Management / Operational Excellence / System Design Each stage required to have real examples from your experience connected to the Leadership Principles

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Give an example of most difficult customer interaction
      Answer question

      Software Engineering Manager Interview

      21 May 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      London, England
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Amazon (London, England)

      Interview

      1st Stage: Screening Interview with internal Recruiter 2nd Stage: 4 interviews covering Leadership/Behavioural, System Design and Technical Problem Solving questions. Each interview with a different interviewer, often from adjacent teams and also included the hiring manager.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Resource allocation question - how to prioritise across a team when a high-impact production issue arises but you also have an impending feature release within the next week.
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      Software Engineering Manager Interview

      28 Mar 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Seattle, WA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA)

      Interview

      Technical phone screen for a principal level engineering manager, guy was late and obviously stressed. Couldn't understand his thick Chinese accent along with him speaking very quickly and quietly. No introductions or time for questions at the end, he just continuously grilled me with 0 emotion like a robot.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Walk me through your latest or most difficult project.
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