I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Apr 2015
Interview
I was approached by a hiring manager who has known me and my work for several years. He is responsible for finding somebody to take an idea that Jeff Bezos personally wants developed. After several attempts at recruiting me, I agreed to interview for the role. Amazon has a very structured interview process, and to a startup guy, the pace feels glacial. Several days after submitting my resume, HR contacted me for an initial informational screen. That employee was essentially attempting to determine my compensation requirements, and to gauge my interest in the role. After our call, several emails were exchanged to schedule the first of two phone screens. After a week or so, the first phone screen interview was finally conducted.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The call itself was strange. I asked questions about the product, who was involved in the past, the current status, who would be involved in the future, how the interviewer imagined it would evolve, the existing challenges, how much work had been done on the business case, how far technical development had progressed, etc.
The interviewer stated they had primary responsibility for the product currently, and answered my questions--but it was clear that their thoughts on both the business case, the product itself, and how he was going to allocate his existing development resources was actively evolving during the call. He was clarifying his thoughts and plans based on our conversation. It was also clear that I was merely serving as a facilitator, not really being interviewed. The interviewer was taking the opportunity to put the product roadmap and current plan through it's paces.
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.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mention a time when you could give the customer what they asked for ?
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.
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Question 1
Describe a time when you had to take a risk or make a decision with incomplete information.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon (Tokio) in May 2026
Interview
1. Phone screen with a HR member (30 min)
2. Video interview with a Hiring manager (60 min)
3. Loop interview with 5 members including a bar raiser (60 min each)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Amazon
- Why are you changing jobs at this time?
- What are your career aspirations for next?
- Why this particular role at Amazon?
OLP
- Please tell me time when you solve customer's issues which they are not aware of
- Please tell me time you have to dive deep to solve problem
Case study
- How do you improve Amazon's specific features or pages
