I applied through university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Amazon (Boston, MA) in Nov 2012
Interview
ON campus interview with multiple rounds with people from different discipline. All of the interviews were behavioral. Some of them were around my past experience. Familiarity with Amazon Principles customer obsession, dive deep, analytical skills, mini case studies, problem solving, past project works. the interview process was well organized and the recruiter were very helpful in ensuring a good interview experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mostly questions around Amazon leadership principles
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.
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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 (Tokyo) 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)
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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
