I applied through other source. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Jun 2019
Interview
A Director at Amazon had reached out to me on LinkedIn. Then had a 30-min phone call with Hiring Manager. Just job experience and overview of the team in this call. Then went onsite. One round with HM, one with Sr SDM, one with Business Head of the team, one with a L7 from a different team and one Bar raiser + Bar Raiser in Training.
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Question 1
All rounds revolve around Leadership Principles. They all sound like questions about your past experience, but they are fishing for each Leadership Principle. And in your answers, they dig further and ask you probing questions to rate on whether you are weak, medium or strong on each LP. So work backwards from the LP, prepare a story and ask yourselves probing questions . Your answers to probing questions should satisfy that particular LP. Doesn't matter if it's right or wrong. They go by the book.
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.
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Question 1
Mention a time when you could give the customer what they asked for ?
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon in Jun 2026
Interview
No HR screen; you answer those questions over email. You do a ridiculous project simulation where you answer emails. Paradoxically it’s interesting yet cheesy at the same time. Very unique but not that difficult. Then the first real interview. Rarely with the direct hiring manager; usually someone else in the org but not this direct team. So it’s useless to research the department. In fact, it’s better to prepare your strong STAR examples. They probe deep, which is fine. They heavily expect numbers. The more you can spout out random numbers (it’s okay, no one will verify) the better. The final round is more of the same — Just more STAR interviews, 2 per session, 4 sessions total. The people in this round are even more critical and harsh than the previous rounds. All done by people who have worked here for 5+ years and have never left — or if they did they came from another FANG company. So they’re all typically arrogant and jaded and negative or on the way to getting there. Finally they all have this weird verbal communication style where they just talk on and on like they expect you to interrupt them — but it’s an interview so you have to be polite can’t interrupt them. So like what the heck.
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Question 1
A time you had to mediate a conflict between two stakeholders. A time you had to dig deep into the data.
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.
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Question 1
Describe a time when you had to take a risk or make a decision with incomplete information.