I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (San Jose, San Jose) in Aug 2022
Interview
Application moved forward for online assessments - passed that. Scheduled interview, interviewer did not show up, recruiter rescheduled me with someone from another country who did not understand the US mortgage risk industry and therefore didn't understand my experience and how it matched the Amazon job, there was also a cultural difference. This person was a peer and not a manager. I was already put off by the no-show and could tell early in the interview I would not be selected. It's like being American and interviewing someone from the Afghanistan, not understanding their previous job industry, culture, language, and not putting them through to the next round.
I would never consider another Amazon position. I studied their crap for hours for a week and none of that was asked.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I am a program manager and not an analyst. This person was an analyst asking me questions regarding their job - not mine.
Focus on Leadership principals and related questions. STAR structured answers are expected. Multiple rounds with different members of the broader team and also outside the team. Everyone was very friendly and polite in the interviews.
4 interviews, one written test. Great support from their HR team. Interviewers we’re pretty stiff, no one smiled, cannot imagine the atmosphere at work/ working with them. The last interview was with the global program manager.
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Question 1
Questions about the challenges they are facing with fake products and the fake reviews and the question was around how to track and mitigate those
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Amazon in Jul 2025
Interview
The interview process consisted of a screening call with the hiring team and an interview loop composed of 5 Amazonians, where 3 are part of the team, 1 outside of the team as the bar raiser, and 1 who assessed my SQL skills. Take advantage of the interview tips document provided by your recruiter and start building stories per leadership principle.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you are faced with a difficult stakeholder.
