I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in May 2017
Interview
A single day for the interview with five 45 minute interviews each with a single person. The people were a mix of peers and higher levels. One interview was with the 'bar raiser.' If you don't know what the bar raiser is, then Google it. There was also a 45 minute presentation. My #1 tip: Prepare one or two examples of a Situation Task Action Response (STAR) for each of the Amazon Leadership Principles. This is the #1 thing you can do to prepare for an Amazon interview. If you don't do this, you will struggle in the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: Talk about a time when you had an employee that wasn't living up to your performance expectations and how you handle that?
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Dublín, Dublín) in Mar 2026
Interview
Very positive experience. The down side was there were 6 rounds of interviews in total but they were scheduled close together. Communication was excellent and a huge amount of helpful resources provided to you to help you prepare.
Phone interview. Asked 4 typical question. The Amazon phone interview was structured and focused on behavioral questions using the STAR method. The interviewer was professional, asking about leadership principles, past challenges, and decision-making. It felt fast-paced yet conversational. I shared clear examples from my experience, highlighted results, and ended confident I demonstrated impact and fit.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you took ownership of a project.
Describe a situation where you disagreed with a teammate or manager.
Give an example of when you delivered results under tight deadlines.
It was a long but a well designed one. There are tips online that one should go over before the interview process. It can take more than one month to complete the steps, so one should be patient while taking all the tests and other stuff.
