You have an assessment, then you will get invited to a loop interview. You have about 4 -5 interviews within that loop. All the questions are behavioral questions but they focus on keep points of Amazon leadership principles. Your answer should be in the STAR method and you demonstrating the leadership principles and how.
Average interview
Application
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon in Feb 2019
Interview
Interview process is mainly progressional. Starting off with a phone screening and following with an interview loop. Interviews in Amazon are mainly situational based in conjunction with Amazon’s Leadership Principles, where it is advised to use STAR method when responding to the questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a situation where you took a calculated risk. What was the risk? How did you approach the decision and what was the impact?
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (Hyderābād) in Oct 2025
Interview
I wasn't from this background so couldn't prepare well and answer well, The HR was good and understanding , she asked me about my pervious roles and companies i worked. She asked my roles and responsibilities and my skillset.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1.What is the difference between DELETE, TRUNCATE, and DROP commands? 2.Explain the difference between PRIMARY KEY and UNIQUE KEY constraints? 3.What is the difference between HAVING and WHERE clause? 4. Explain the difference between UNION and UNION ALL 5. Find duplicate records in a table If student marks > 60 and attendance > 75%, then pass else the student fails.6.Difference between vlookup and hlookup
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Mar 2025
Interview
Loop Interview: Four 45-minute one-on-one interviews with a 15 minute break, totaling 3.75 hours in total. Be prepared to have around 20ish stories prepared because the questions that they ask you
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk me through a big problem or issue in your organization that you helped to solve. How did you become aware of it? What information did you gather? What information was missing and how did you fill the gaps?Tell me about a time when you went above and beyond for a customer. Why did you do it? How did the customer respond? What was the outcome?