J'ai postulé en ligne. Le processus a pris 3 mois. J'ai passé un entretien chez Amazon en mars 2021
Entretien
Total of 7 interviews lasting 7+ hours.
Two 1 hour interviews. Hackerrank/leetcode style programming tasks followed by behavioral questions.
The final loop of 5 interviews over 2 days. All interviews were remote.
Some things I learned.
The advice to have a couple of stories per leadership principle was useless. All behavioral questions were of "tell me about the time when you did X/reacted to Y/Z happened". There was no way to prepare for these kinds of questions. I honestly feel that I flopped on all of them.
After all programming tasks, I was asked to calculate time and space complexity. Nobody I know does that in practice but it is a must for interviews.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
NDA but technical questions are available everywhere.
Tough interview.
The Process: Automated Online Assessment (OA) with 2 coding questions and a system simulation, followed by a 4-round virtual Loop. Every single round started with 20 minutes of intense, behavioral behavioral questions diving into Amazon's Leadership Principles, followed by 25 minutes of technical coding or system design.
Amazon interviews are a test of mental endurance because you have to switch from deep behavioral storytelling straight into complex coding which can be so difficult. I used Apex Interviewer to practice the cognitive context switch. Running through their live-coding workspace helped me ensure my technical communication and architectural structures remained sharp and automatic, even after spending the first half of the interview defending my past project metrics. I fed the practice AI questions I extracted from glassdoor and gothamloop.
In the end, the offer was way lower than I hoped.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
Design the backend inventory tracking and placement service for a global fulfillment network, ensuring strict transactional consistency across multiple regional warehouses during peak shopping events.
J'ai passé un entretien chez Amazon (Dublin, Dublin)
Entretien
Initial screening call with recruiter followed by a 1 hr hacker rank question on DSA. The final round was a panel consisting of 4 interviews ranging from technical design, more DSA and behaviour questions.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when you disagreed with your team and how you resolved it
Online Application & Assessment: Candidates apply via amazon.jobs and may be asked to complete online assessments (work simulations or technical tests).
Recruiter Phone Screen: A 30-60 minute interview to discuss your background, interest in the role, and initial behavioral questions.
Technical Phone Screen (For Tech Roles): A 60-minute interview focused on data structures, algorithms, and coding in a shared editor.
Interview Loop (Virtual/Onsite): The final stage, usually 3-5, 45-60 minute interviews held on the same day or over a few days.
Behavioral Questions: These focus on past behavior (STAR method: Situation, Task, Action, Result) mapped to Leadership Principles.
Technical/Functional Questions: Problem-solving, system design, or domain-specific questions.
Bar Raiser Interview: One interviewer is a "Bar Raiser," a neutral employee from another team tasked with ensuring hiring standards remain high.
Hiring Committee/Debrief: Interviewers meet to discuss candidate feedback and make a hiring decision.