I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Mar 2021
Interview
A week after applying to the position, I received an automated e-mail saying that I was invited for a phone interview. This automated e-mail had no information about the interview process, or any information in general.
I specifically e-mailed the recruiter that had the contact information in the invitation, and asked for the content of the first interview. I was told that the first interview would be about the Leadership Principles and I should focus on preparing for those.
Even though I explicitly asked the content of the first interview, and was told that it would be based on the Leadership principles; they did a technical interview with me. The interviewer even insisted that the information I had about the process is wrong.
So to sum up; I was never directly contacted by a recruiter, I was given completely wrong information about the process when I asked, and my interviewer had no clue about the hiring process and did a technical interview even though I was expecting a behavioral interview.
I was not even contacted after the interview, and they didn't even reply to the email I sent after the interview in order to ask for clarifications. They really do not consider the applicants as human beings that spend a lot of their free time preparing for this, and they treat them like garbage.
I now see that all the similar reviews of Amazon's interview process in Glassdoor are incredibly accurate; and I will never lose time with this company ever again.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The interviewer spent most of the time on computer networking questions, even though the position I applied to is not strongly correlated with networking knowledge.
Initial screening call with recruiter followed by a 1 hr hacker rank question on DSA. The final round was a panel consisting of 4 interviews ranging from technical design, more DSA and behaviour questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when you disagreed with your team and how you resolved it
Online Application & Assessment: Candidates apply via amazon.jobs and may be asked to complete online assessments (work simulations or technical tests).
Recruiter Phone Screen: A 30-60 minute interview to discuss your background, interest in the role, and initial behavioral questions.
Technical Phone Screen (For Tech Roles): A 60-minute interview focused on data structures, algorithms, and coding in a shared editor.
Interview Loop (Virtual/Onsite): The final stage, usually 3-5, 45-60 minute interviews held on the same day or over a few days.
Behavioral Questions: These focus on past behavior (STAR method: Situation, Task, Action, Result) mapped to Leadership Principles.
Technical/Functional Questions: Problem-solving, system design, or domain-specific questions.
Bar Raiser Interview: One interviewer is a "Bar Raiser," a neutral employee from another team tasked with ensuring hiring standards remain high.
Hiring Committee/Debrief: Interviewers meet to discuss candidate feedback and make a hiring decision.
Recruiter screen. Then 2 coding interviews then onsite rounds (another coding question, then a system design question, then HM behavioral interview). System design was simpler than other companies. Coding was leetcode ish
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