Amazon Principal Project Manager interview questions
based on 44 ratings - Updated Jun 8, 2026
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Principal Project Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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There are two phone screens before you move on to in-person interviews. I interviewed with the hiring manager and a peer in an adjacent group on the phone. It was difficult to get a full sense of the role and of the team.
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Question 1
Name a technology company that you admire and why.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Jun 2015
Interview
I applied online from the Amazon Career Site and was contacted by Amazon about a week after I had applied. Did a phone call with a recruiter and then went through a two step phone screen. The first phone screen was some of your typical interview questions although they did ask about many of the leadership principles from Amazon. The second phone screen was more on my background and what I had accomplished over the years. At the end of the phone screen and after spending about 30 mins asking questions about the position we decided it was probably not a good fit, although there were other opportunities within Amazon that might be.
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What was your biggest failure and what did you learn from that experience.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Apr 2015
Interview
Interviews are set up as a day long process. You meet with 6-7 employees, typically for 30-45 minutes each. They are each interviewing based on the Amazon leadership principles. You will meet with people from your immediate work group, other groups under the same leader, and then just general amazon employees who will be interviewing for general fit and competency.
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Question 1
Almost all of the interview questions are situational. "Tell me about a time when..." You should go into the interview prepared with 10-15 "scenarios" that demonstrate your skills and ability to apply the Amazon leadership principles.