I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Washington, DC) in Nov 2022
Interview
Phones screen was straight forward but pretty rushed and not personal at all. Interviewer got straight to the point and moved from question to question pretty quickly. It was not a comfortable of an interview as it could have been for something so early in the process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time where a direct report failed to get promoted.
Interview process is lengthy. Starts with a phone interview. Recruiter can be very helpful in the process. The last leg of the interview is a four hour loop. Each hour with different interviewees. They will have a amazon leadership principle and they will ask behavioral questions in relation to that. Don’t repeat stories
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a situation that was full of ambiguity.
Terrible, they said I would be swapped between managers for the first 8 months. No thank you. Total disrespect for my time and the team members involved. Bullet dodged thankfully.
They’re asking for a lot of prep for a role that doesn’t seem to match the pay. For that kind of compensation, the interview should be simpler - maybe just a two-part process with basic questions. That’s what it feels like it’s worth
