I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Oct 2012
Interview
This is the most interesting interviewing process that I had with any company.
This is the email I sent to the HR person
Thank you for the email. I do know that Amazon does not give any explanation on what really happened. There is no room to learn and give myself an opportunity to be successful.
Interestingly, this is my third interview (for 3 different Product Managers) with Amazon and I frankly do not understand what Amazon is looking for. If I am not a worthy candidate, why do I keep on getting interviews. If I do not have the skills needed, I would not get past 3 1st round interviews. Most of the places I get my interviews and jobs, it is not this weird and different. Am not sure if it is worth trying for any more jobs at Amazon in the future.
Have an MSEE and a MBA from reputed universities, have enough experience to play a good role in the Kindle group or Digital teams, but I guess that is not enough.
Amazon may be one of the best companies in the world, but I do not want to torture myself or put myself through unsuccessful attempts and interesting scenarios by the recruiting teams and hiring managers anymore.
I went above and beyond trying to get in touch with you calling from Europe
(even after there was a mess up at your end). I was talking to the teams in Seattle at 12am/1am at my end to accommodate your schedules for making it to the group interviews.
You do realize that there are a of lot of people in my situation and I hope this does not act negatively for Amazon in the long run. I would like to request you to take me off the list in the future job opportunities at Amazon. I am sure my skill sets are taken into consideration more at a different place.
Please forward this to the upper management if needed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a decision that did not work in your favor and how did you respond to it.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amazon (Luxembourg)
Interview
Good interview, reached the marathon loop of interviews. It was intense and quite focused on STAR stories obviously. Got some nice feedbacks as well to improve in case I managed to get another interview in a few months
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How did you manage a conflicting situation with a peer ?
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in May 2026
Interview
a quick recruiter call and a 45-min phone screen with a PM that was surprisingly heavy on behavioral questions and metrics. also had to submit a 2-page writing sample (kind of like a mini PR/FAQ) before moving forward. the onsite was a 5 round loop: product strategy, execution, analytical, technical, and the notorious bar raiser round. the bar raiser is the absolute filter imo - they pick one project and drill incredibly deep to see if you actually owned the results or just coasted along. every single round is heavily anchored to their leadership principles (LPs). overall, it felt very intense and data-driven; it’s way less about brainstorming flashy features and more about how you ruthlessly prioritize, handle blockers, and dive deep into metrics. for prep, i focused on mapping my past projects to multiple LPs and practicing data teardowns. i did a mock on Prepfully w amazon PM specifically for the bar raiser round and that honestly saved me. it helped me catch a major blind spot -was staying way too high-level with my impact instead of clearly explaining the exact data points, technical constraints, and tradeoffs i owned end to end
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe the time when you suggested a counterintuitive approach to a dilemma and how you realized it necessitated a new mindset.
Straight forward and simple getting to know each other questions. None of the questions were anything I haven’t been asked before or difficult to answer. The interviewer was nice and polite.
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