Sr. Product Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 4.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sr. Product Manager roles take an average of 90 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Sr. Product Manager according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 50%
Background check: 50%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (London, England) in Apr 2017
Interview
Competency based phone interview focused on the Amazon Leadership principles. It lasted 1h and went from generic questions to very detailed technical ones about my previous experience. The interviewer was gentle and the conversation fine though he dig really deep in some of the questions
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Apr 2017
Interview
Standard process.
- Two recruiter interviews
- Two additional phone interviews, one by the hiring manager and another guy on the team
The process was pretty pleasant overall including the travel booking. The recruiters I worked with were very polite and respectful throughout the process. The onsite was also a pleasant experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
ALL behavioral questions. No market sizing / estimation questions; no strategy questions, no pricing questions, no product design / feature questions. Just behavioral - by all interviewers such as:
- What's the most revolutionary thing you've done in your job?
- What's the most innovative thing you've done in your job?
- Tell me of a time when you made a gut decision, without looking into any data?
- Tell me of a time when you failed as a product manager?
- Tell me of a time when you couldn't meet a deadline?
- Give me an example of when you went above and beyond and many more on the same lines.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Mar 2017
Interview
Two phone calls followed by a ~6 hour in person day of interviews. Amazon provided very little feedback as to why they didn't end up selecting me. I may have asked for too large of a salary or perhaps they just found somebody who was a better fit. Overall, I enjoyed the conversations, met some interested characters and would call the whole thing fairly positive.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They tend to ask STAR questions along the line of "Tell me about a time where you disagreed with your leadership. What did you do, what was the outcome, etc."