I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Palo Alto, CA) in Jan 2015
Interview
Two phone screens, onsite "loop" with four team members and one "bar raiser." Each interviewer will focus on at least one of the amazon leadership principles. Questions about amazon itself, the customer, etc. Process very smooth from phone screen to onboarding. It's VERY VERY VERY common for a first interview on the phone to not result in a good fit, but if the screener likes you they will definitely pass you to another group.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Standard product management questions but with a cloud focus. How do you work with engineering, etc. How would you price a service in a new region, etc. Then a semi-technical interview with a bar raiser. Let's build X service in the cloud... Lots of focus on the Amazon leadership principles, which IMO are a great set of principles to have an example of in any interview. There's a reason every single customer loves amazon.
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.
Interview questions [1]
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.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when you had to take a risk or make a decision with incomplete information.