I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon in Mar 2016
Interview
The process was straight forward. I applied online and heard back from a recruiter who set up a phone screen. The phone screen was basic competency and behavioral questions with 2 short business cases. I was then invited to do a final round consisting of 4 interviews.
Again, the questions were basic competency and behavioral questions. They questions which were heavily focused on your background and how it relates to Amazon's leadership principles. Some basic SQL and one business case.
I'm certain I wasn't hounded on the technical aspects of the job because I have a non-tech background. They must assume that since I was able to show competency in all other aspects that I could pick up the technical skills required for the job.
Overall, if you prepare for this interview like you would if you were interviewing at MBB then it's fairly easy.
Good luck!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when....
How would you handle a situation if x happens...
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Hyderābād)
Interview
Easy.
Questions were mostly from sql - Basic to medium level
Topics were Group By, joins, window functions etc.
Basic python knowledge with libraries like pandas, numpy etc. They also ask about projects you have worked on.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions were mostly from sql - Basic to medium level
Topics were Group By, joins, window functions etc.
Basic python knowledge with libraries like pandas, numpy etc.
The interview process includes a SQL test, an initial recruiter call, and a final five-round loop featuring technical questions and discussions focused on Amazon leadership principles with different team members.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked a key question focused on both technical depth and culture fit: how you apply your skills to solve real problems, along with examples demonstrating alignment with Amazon’s leadership principles.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA)
Interview
Interviewed for Business Analyst role at Amazon and honestly the process felt exhausting and impersonal.
The interviewers seemed far more focused on checking boxes against the 14 Leadership Principles than actually understanding the candidate or having a genuine conversation. Almost every question was another version of a STAR behavioral scenario, even when it barely related to the actual role.
The process felt extremely rehearsed and rigid. There was little effort to make the candidate feel comfortable or valued, and it often felt like they had already decided the outcome before the interview even started.
Technical and analytical depth barely mattered compared to how perfectly you could package stories into Amazon’s preferred format. If you don’t have polished STAR stories memorized for every possible situation, the process can feel unnecessarily difficult and draining.
Overall, one of the most mentally exhausting interview experiences I’ve had.