I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Mar 2013
Interview
I applied for the position online, through the Amazon website. I got an email from a recruiting coordinator and set up a time for a phone interview. The call was on schedule, and the interviewer introduced himself and set out the steps that would happen in the interview. It was all straight forward situational questions. How would you handle this situation etc. Those same interviews came up during the day long session.
I was invited back for a round of interviews with 6 different people, about 45 minutes each, except for the first which was the group recruiter, and that was just a quick 15 minute overview of how the day would go. I also went for lunch with another of them, and that was more of a social type of encounter, I guess to see what I was like on a personal level. Overall it was quite an enjoyable experience - it was talking about bringing in suppliers in a category that Amazon is lagging, and how would I make the case to them that it was worth it. The final interviewer was the only one that was a bit more aggressive and unfriendly, and we got off on the wrong foot a bit, but then settled down later.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
This big supplier has tried selling some of their products through our store, but have not seen the numbers they'd like. How would you convince them that they should continue investing in the cost to port their software to our app store?
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (New York, NY) in Mar 2026
Interview
1 hour phone call with 2 questions that they want answered in STAR format. Then moved to Loop interviews where 5 members will interview you. Some ask 1 question and dig deep with several follow up "probing" questions. Others might ask for 6+ STAR stories. Intense across the span of a day but everyone is very kind, professional, and informative. Overall a very well outlined process that you are prepared for via email with your recruiting team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a time you used customer insights to inform a decision. Tell me a time sacrificed immediate wins for long term strategy. Tell me a time you simplified something other didn't see.
Interview process was long with several rounds at each level. I did feel prepared for each round as the recruiter I was working with was great at preparing me for each stage. Only reason I'm marking this as a poor overall experience, is at the offer level it felt like a bait and switch. I was incredibly transparent about my salary needs. The person that presented the offer was not the same recruiter I worked with throughout my process - it was significantly under my bottom line, and I was dismissed when I made an effort to negotiate. If comp was not a fit, I should have been told that from the start, as to not waste mine and everyone elses time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you needed to work with little direction. What was the project and the outcome?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Amazon (San Francisco, CA) in Jul 2025
Interview
Phone screening followed by additional phone interview. Two loop based feedback calls based on Amazon Leadership Principles in STAR method format. Process took 2 months to get all conversations finished.
