I applied through other source. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Amazon (London, England) in Feb 2015
Interview
2 telephone interviews for 1st and 2nd stage, 5 back-to-back face-to-face interviews on site with 7 interviewers - whole process took about four months.
Should've listened to the reviews placed on glassdoor. Spent umpteen emails trying to guage a base or even a salary range to ensure I wasn't wasting mine nor the company's time. When the first offer came in below the range that was originally given to me it was a real disappointment. Second offer was also low but I was told they'd look internally for more suitable positions in the meantime and given the weekend as a timeframe to come back to me. I took the same window of opportunity to respond with an answer, however, the offer was retracted before I had a chance to respond.
Overall, the interview process was pretty good - whilst a little draining, both physically and mentally, was good to meet and speak to people from the within the team as well as internal stakeholders. I enjoyed the process! Unfortunately, it was a great shame about the offer. The amount of time, energy and cost wasted could have been avoided by being open and up front from the start.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Competency based questions relating to past experience - tell me about a time when... etcetera.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Hyderābād)
Interview
Easy.
Questions were mostly from sql - Basic to medium level
Topics were Group By, joins, window functions etc.
Basic python knowledge with libraries like pandas, numpy etc. They also ask about projects you have worked on.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions were mostly from sql - Basic to medium level
Topics were Group By, joins, window functions etc.
Basic python knowledge with libraries like pandas, numpy etc.
The interview process includes a SQL test, an initial recruiter call, and a final five-round loop featuring technical questions and discussions focused on Amazon leadership principles with different team members.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked a key question focused on both technical depth and culture fit: how you apply your skills to solve real problems, along with examples demonstrating alignment with Amazon’s leadership principles.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA)
Interview
Interviewed for Business Analyst role at Amazon and honestly the process felt exhausting and impersonal.
The interviewers seemed far more focused on checking boxes against the 14 Leadership Principles than actually understanding the candidate or having a genuine conversation. Almost every question was another version of a STAR behavioral scenario, even when it barely related to the actual role.
The process felt extremely rehearsed and rigid. There was little effort to make the candidate feel comfortable or valued, and it often felt like they had already decided the outcome before the interview even started.
Technical and analytical depth barely mattered compared to how perfectly you could package stories into Amazon’s preferred format. If you don’t have polished STAR stories memorized for every possible situation, the process can feel unnecessarily difficult and draining.
Overall, one of the most mentally exhausting interview experiences I’ve had.