I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Amazon (London, England)
Interview
Standard Amazon interview process:
- Initial phone screen from recruiter
- 2 interviews with a hiring manager/senior staff member (one was technical in nature)
- Final round 5 onsite interviews
The role was for a specialist role, so knowledge of AWS was not a factor, and my technical interviews were pretty soft (explain SSL, how would you make a database highly available).
Amazon asks questions and follows up to find areas you're weak or lacking in. It's not mean-spirited, they're just not going to waste time on stuff you know and they want to test the extent of your skills.
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?