I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Sep 2019
Interview
Had a first phone interview, then a second phone interview 10 days later, and then followed by on-site interviews 2.5 weeks later. The Amazon interview process is a grueling series of behavioral questions that probe for story after story from your career that should already be demonstrating their Leadership Values.
I received a call about half a week later asking if I would come back in to interview with some other teams for the role as the first set felt I had a great fit at Amazon but not with this role on their team. I then returned for a second round of on-sites a week later, where they asked me many of the same questions and I likely provided many of the same stories considering I couldn't remember which ones I had or hadn't told during my first round of on-sites.
This loop ultimately resulted in no offer after a series of 9 on-site interviews . Other companies seem to have figured out if they do or don't want to hire someone in far fewer interviews - this was a miserable experience and seems to be unique to Amazon.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Tell me about a time that you were wrong about something.
Applied, Recruiter Screen then nothing. Not sure when I'll get a call back. The process seems super complicated. Will apply again now that I know what they are looking for.
HR Screening was scheduled. Then 1 technical screening phone interview was scheduled, followed by two Behavioral interviews, followed by two System design interviews, followed by 1 bar raiser interview. Lastly there was an offer.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Nov 2025
Interview
1. it starts with the phone screen with the recruiter for the background and
2. it's the 2nd phone sreen for the tech depth
3. it's the panel interview with multiple stakholders
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
tell me about the most challenge project you've delivered