I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon (Atlanta, GA) in Mar 2023
Interview
two 45 minute sessions with two different engineers - one preliminary interview with HR, primarily to determine character and fitness prior to more technical and involved questions. Each engineer will grill you on your resume, asking for elaboration and detail.
In total I interviewed with about 10 people. By far the longest interview process I’ve ever undergone. The first interview was a standard phone screen. The subsequent interviews were more thorough spread across multiple days. On one day I interviewed with up to 6 people.
An online assessment, followed by an hour-long virtual screen, followed by 3 hour-long virtual interviews back-to-back. Almost all questions were behavioral, related to Amazon's Leadership Principles. Rounds were about two weeks apart, contacted very quickly after application.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
"Describe a time when you got more than halfway done with something and realized you had to start over"
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Austin, TX) in July 2025
Interview
Long process - 3-6 months. All I can say is that you must be fluent in the Amazon Management Principles as well as knowing the STAR method. This helped tremendously throughout the process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time where you.... etc and then it'll be about one of the management principles. They will also follow up and dig more and more about the STAR responses. So understand what you're saying.