Network Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 68% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Network Engineer roles take an average of 34 days to get hired, when considering 41 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Network Engineer according to 41 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 19%
Group panel interview: 10%
Skills test: 10%
Background check: 7%
Personality test: 7%
Presentation: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Drug test: 4%
Other: 1%
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I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Toronto, ON) in Oct 2015
Interview
You get an initial call from the HR and they set up a date with you with an engineer who will do the primary review of your skill set. If your skill set interests you they will set another call where they will evaluate your technical skills in further detail. In my case after 2 interviews I got a call to discuss compensation. I was expecting an invite to go to Seattle for a rigorous personal interview but instead I got a compensation call. The phone interviews lasts for almost an hour...
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
TCP/IP, OSPF, BGP and other relevant technical questions
5 rounds of interview
1 gate keeper on Network fundamentals, 1 leadership principal and rest 4 loop round covering amazon leadership principle and core networking and automation interviews and 2 leadership principles for every loop round
I interviewed at Amazon (California, MD) in Jun 2026
Interview
Application
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon [CA, USA ] in Mar 2024
Interview
there was no interview well traditional interview, you completed tasks online and watched videos answered the questions and got the job at the end, they didn't tell you that though they just emailed saying been successful a few days later.
Phone interview conducted via zoom. Focused on competency and alot of questions regarding Amazon's leadership principles. Only an internship role so may differ to grad role interviews. Make sure you have strong networking fundamentals.