I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Palo Alto, CA) in Mar 2019
Interview
One of the best Interview process I have experienced in Industry. Recruiter contacted me and give me brief about Role and scheduled 1st Telephonic round which went really nice. Interview was very nice and polite. I felt it was more kind of conversation instead interview. It was scheduled for 1hr but talked almost for 1 and half hr. We discussed wide range of technology specially in area of Big Data, NoSQL, Database Performance and some Data Modeling etc. ( I interviewed for SA specialized in BigData and analytics ).
All the interviewers were really nice. But before On-site Recruiter called me couple of times and asked me about my preparation and provided me guidance. I was really amazed to receive call from Hiring manager and he also provided very valuable tips.
On-site ( Palo Alto ) was well organized. My presentation went really well. I really like all the people who interviewed me. They were very fascinate about AWS and their work. I felt very positive wive from all of them.
Process of really quick and I received offer just in 2 days.
Few rounds of interview, mixed with behavioral and technical questions to showcase you knowledge of building system on aws. They also asked gen ai questions on how you would create these systems
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Apr 2026
Interview
You do 4 back to back interview in 1 day. It was exhausting. Besides that really appreciated the recruiter giving out interview prep before it takes place. The good thing is there is no coding round.
The interview process was very challenging and thorough. The questions required deep technical knowledge and problem-solving under pressure. While tough, it was fair and tested real-world skills, communication, and adaptability.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you walk us through a time you solved a complex problem under tight deadlines, and how you balanced technical accuracy with speed?