I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Amazon (Cupertino, CA) in July 2013
Interview
Kudos to Amazon for having a very efficient interview process! Was reached out by a recruiter who then set the wheels in motion with regards to the process:
--- 2 phone screens
--- If pass second phone screen, you fly up to Seattle to meet with 6-7 people
It was recommended to fly in the night before the interview date so you can be fully rested and it was great to get a chance to see a bit of Seattle.
One of the team members that I met represented HR who then informed me of the next steps and when I would expect an answer.
Team members included product peers, hiring manager, hiring manager's manager, finance, ops and dev.
Everyone was pleasant to talk to and made me feel at ease. Though I didn't get an offer, the experience still left me with an overall positive experience of the company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
This was an unexpected question for me (also the last interview at the end of a very long day): What products do you feel missed the mark?
It had 6 rounds- heavily focussed on leadership principles. they really do cross question almost every other example.......... You get multiple interviewers across the organisation. I thought- the questions were repetitive after one point.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mention a time when you could give the customer what they asked for ?
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
1. Initial Screening: It begins with a recruiter sync.
2. The "Loop": It's a 5-to-6-round panel interview focusing on deep technical skills, system design, leadership principles, or domain expertise depending on the role.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when you had to take a risk or make a decision with incomplete information.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon (Tokyo) in May 2026
Interview
1. Phone screen with a HR member (30 min)
2. Video interview with a Hiring manager (60 min)
3. Loop interview with 5 members including a bar raiser (60 min each)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Amazon
- Why are you changing jobs at this time?
- What are your career aspirations for next?
- Why this particular role at Amazon?
OLP
- Please tell me time when you solve customer's issues which they are not aware of
- Please tell me time you have to dive deep to solve problem
Case study
- How do you improve Amazon's specific features or pages