Principal applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 55.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Principal roles take an average of 32 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Principal according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Other: 25%
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Group panel interview: 25%
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Very process oriented.
STAR method required for responses
Formulaic in nature
Loop process with at least 5 different interviewers
Be able to refer to leadership principles
Make sure to give answers that go beyond just the result
Quick communication, but they seemed a bit unclear on what they were looking for in the position and the interviewers were a little disjointed. The recruiters were very pleasant to deal with.
Usual Amazon interview of 5 different sub interviews. Conducted via Amazon Chime - all interviews virtual. Occurred over a period of approximately 2 weeks due to scheduling issues. Nothing out of the ordinary and all interviewers very pleasant and engaging.