Amazon.com Development Manager Interview Questions & Reviews

Interview Details – Went through a phone screen with someone from HR followed by two technical phone interviews. After that I was brought out to Seattle to interview in person. That day was especially grueling with 6 interviews lasting 45 minutes each including one over lunch which was especially awkward to be interviewed at the same time as you tried to eat lunch. Overall, I can't say I was overly surprised with any of the content but the length of time and number of interviews that you went through made for a long day.

Interview Details – The process before the actual interview was great. Excellent communication and preparation tips, materials and concepts to review first were offered. The interview itself was exactly as expected, a total of 4 hours spent with 4 people for 1 hour each. A variety of topics discussed in varying detail. Architecture was the most prevalent theme in the discussions along with handling high volumes. Some coding questions, but not much. Focus was on architecture and whiteboard the offered designs.
The response was very quick, but no additional feedback was ever provided. All the great communication before hand was ruined after the fact. I don't mind a rejection but after spending 4 hours in discussions at least give me one specific detail. Calls were maid and emails sent and no response to any of them. Before the interview, nothing went more than 24 hours without a response or follow up.

Interview Details – 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 Details – An Amazon recruiter initially contacted me after I had updated my Linkedin page and asked if I would be willing to speak with her for 15 minutes. We spoke a few days later and the recruiter was super friendly and surprisingly knowledgeable about the technical directions that the project was headed. After 20 minutes of feeling each other out she asked if I’d be interested in moving forward with a hiring manager phone interview. I told her I wanted to think about it because the job would require me to move across the country. Before we hung up she described what the compensation package would be, which was quite substantial, and provided me with a link to a much more detailed job description. Ultimately I told her I couldn’t move forward with my kids entrenched at the their schools here on the east coast. Although the process ended almost before it began, I was very impressed with the everything about the initial contact, and would definitely consider reconnecting in a few years.

Interview Details – Not the best interview process.
Had 1 phone screen then an onsite with 6-7 people.
So from the very start I had a bad taste I had a total of 3 phone calls with amazon recruiting (prep work, actual technical screen and then prep for interview) all these calls were at least 15-20min late with no apology or nothing. Seemed like they don't really value your time.
Next, had to wait for 4 weeks to get an answer after a phone screen, each time told we are waiting for feedback.
In house interview was OK, though one was strange in that they focus on "operational excellence" this seemed very unrelated to the job that I was applying for or I wanted to do. Questions also seemed random and the interviewer accepted that they were strange.
People interviewing seemed to have a pre-set set of questions that they would ask, with not too much room for creativity.
standard questions like design netflix streaming with focus on High availability. Design amazon's "customers who bought this also bought this" feature.
What bothered me most was they don't really tell you what it is that you are interviewing for..sure they hire for amazon and fit you where they think you fit, but for an experienced person I'm not looking for any job, I'm looking to see if this job fits me. They dont seem to get too many people who actually may not want to work for amazon.
Also when they sent the benefits, I was shocked to see that you get only 6 holidays and 2weeks PTO for the first year. That seems pretty unacceptable to me,
When I asked an interviewer what he would change in amazon, he said that he hoped the company would "care more for its employees". This coming from someone who had worked there for 12+ yrs didn't sound like a good place to be.
I didn't get an offer, but would have declined it even if I had gotten one.

Interview Details – The process included two phone interviews, a written question and a day long in person interview. Definitely review and understand Amazon's Leadership Principles. Interviewers were talented and friendly. Many questions were of the style: "Tell me of a time where you had to ...". Make sure you ask as many clarifying questions as possible.

Interview Details – three phone screens focusing on technical and non-technical.

invited for on-site

everything is extremely professional, interviewers are warm and open. they listen to what you say instead of burying their heads in laptops.

HR is very efficient in arranging everything and updating you promptly.

overall very positive and professional

Interview Details – Initial communication came from the person who would be my boss (the guy whom I would report to) and help build his team in NYC. 2 hours solid. Awesome interaction.

Interview Details – Had two 90 min phone interviews, lots of "edge" questions to relate successes and failures. Felt good about the two-way dialog. Was very surprized that it didn't go to in person interview.