I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Dec 2014
Interview
They found me - linkedin I'd presume - then interview via phone with HR, then hiring manager (x2) in my case by phone, then on site in Seattle with 5-7 people (forget exactly the #)... Trouble was they were never clear on the role. In fact each person came in apparently hiring for some role unknown to me! Surprise! Anyway, bit of a bait and switch which they are known for (happened to a friend of mine as well). Do your research on the company and what you are getting yourself in to. The people themselves I interviewed with were 90% very good, wouldn't mind hanging out with them; the culture thought <10% good, overall seems to be some very poor HR practices that very good people are dealing with because of their vested $ and opportunity. They treat you like a commodity, treat the job like a transaction and expect no loyalty if you go in is my advice.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Pretty standard questions. They try to test you on the last world breaking idea you have come up with and implemented - in my case I was a little more conservative in my accomplishments; if you ask them their personal example it gets quiet :-) Anyway, decent people though, just bad company / culture (in my opinion only)
It had 6 rounds- heavily focussed on leadership principles. they really do cross question almost every other example.......... You get multiple interviewers across the organisation. I thought- the questions were repetitive after one point.
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Question 1
Mention a time when you could give the customer what they asked for ?
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
1. Initial Screening: It begins with a recruiter sync.
2. The "Loop": It's a 5-to-6-round panel interview focusing on deep technical skills, system design, leadership principles, or domain expertise depending on the role.
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Question 1
Describe a time when you had to take a risk or make a decision with incomplete information.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon (Tokyo) in May 2026
Interview
1. Phone screen with a HR member (30 min)
2. Video interview with a Hiring manager (60 min)
3. Loop interview with 5 members including a bar raiser (60 min each)
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Question 1
Why Amazon
- Why are you changing jobs at this time?
- What are your career aspirations for next?
- Why this particular role at Amazon?
OLP
- Please tell me time when you solve customer's issues which they are not aware of
- Please tell me time you have to dive deep to solve problem
Case study
- How do you improve Amazon's specific features or pages
