I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Amazon in Jun 2022
Interview
I received email from a recruiting team after almost 8 days of application were I was given slots to choose from for the first phone interview round.
After the slot was selected I was asked to join the interview through Amazon Chime. On the day, I joined the call and waited for around 40 minutes for the interviewer but she did not join the call. I also pinged her on chime but no response. Later even after sending 3 emails to the recruiting team I did not receive any response.
This was the worst experience I have had in the country like Germany and was expecting it from the company like Amazon. I hope the recruiting team takes such issue seriously.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The interview did not take place and no response was received from the manager or recruiter.
Screening call with recruiter, followed by 3 back-to-back interview loops. Interviews focused primarily on behavioral questions tied to Amazon Leadership Principles, along with an Excel assessment testing analytical and data manipulation skills.
The process was well-structured and followed Amazon’s typical interview format:
1. Recruiter Screening
* Initial discussion about experience, role scope, and expectations
* Basic behavioral and background questions
2. Hiring Manager Interview
* Focus on past experience, business impact, and ownership
* Mix of behavioral and situational questions
3. Interview Loop (3–5 interviews)
* Multiple interviewers covering different Amazon Leadership Principles
* Included a Bar Raiser interview
* Heavy focus on:
* Decision-making
* Trade-offs
* Metrics and impact
* Depth of ownership
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Useless leadership principles framed in behavioral question. Tell me about a time when
You start with an online assessment, which is relatively easy. Then a recruiter reaches out to you if you pass and will ask standard hiring questions. After which, you will then have a phone screen interview and if you pass, you do an interview loop with 5 people. Which is insane for a role that does not pay 100K annually. They also make you go prepare 12-20 STAR stories that you should pretty much memorize.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you invented a process to make things simpler
