I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (Seattle, WA) in Oct 2020
Interview
5-6 questions. Most of the questions were within the area of expertise itself. Every interview is effectively focusing on just one or two questions for the entire interview. The key part of the process was learning that every question had 1-2 leadership principles connected to them. So when hearing the question, it is helpful to identify which Amazon leadership principles need to be highlighted for that question. There is a lunch break which wasn't an interview. And one interview was with a bar raiser (aka someone who is not a part of the team hiring - just someone at Amazon with enough experience to confirm if the candidate meets Amazon's bar or raises it).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions around handling the failure of a product, or a time where I had to influence without authority.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (New York, NY) in Jul 2025
Interview
After completing the multiple assessments after I applied, I had an interview with the recruiter. It was first a call where she explained the process, the job, the team, compensation and what I was expecting and about the further assessment. After the assessment I had another call where she explained next steps but I didnt hear back until a month later.
1 hour interview followed by panel interview which focused on behavioral interviews. The questions were based on leadership principles and very straightforward and concise. It took an hour per interview with about five people
1 call with recruiter, and or 1 or 2 Phone call/s with hiring manager and peer to assess job fit. Some times you will be asked to write a document.
1 interview in person or video with 5 to 6 different people (around 5 or 6 hours in total).
