Software Engineering Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineering Manager roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Software Engineering Manager according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 50%
Phone interview: 50%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
several steps including written essay
the main set of interview split by People Management / Tech Program and Product Management / Operational Excellence / System Design
Each stage required to have real examples from your experience connected to the Leadership Principles
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give an example of most difficult customer interaction
1st Stage: Screening Interview with internal Recruiter
2nd Stage: 4 interviews covering Leadership/Behavioural, System Design and Technical Problem Solving questions. Each interview with a different interviewer, often from adjacent teams and also included the hiring manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Resource allocation question - how to prioritise across a team when a high-impact production issue arises but you also have an impending feature release within the next week.
Technical phone screen for a principal level engineering manager, guy was late and obviously stressed. Couldn't understand his thick Chinese accent along with him speaking very quickly and quietly. No introductions or time for questions at the end, he just continuously grilled me with 0 emotion like a robot.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk me through your latest or most difficult project.