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      Software Development Manager Interview

      30 June 2021
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in June 2021

      Interview

      The recruiter, interviewers all want you to succeed. The actual interviewer and shadow interviewer were excellent, gave hints when I got distracted. If you forget, they close the loop by bringing the results (outcome) of your example. Follow the below diligently: 1. Thorough preparation of the 14 leadership principles is required. Practice! Practice! 2. Do mock interviews, have your friend, spouse, etc., play an interviewer role. 3. Always answer in STAR or PAR format. If you are distracted, come back to the section you left and when you can. 4. Try to center the examples related to the customer, at least where possible. 5. Give examples around tech-specific as much as you can, at least for questions not related to people management. 6. Make sure you take a moment and write down the question, even though it is a remote call, so you can make sure you answer all parts of the question. Also, you can ask for few seconds or a minute if you want to frame your answer. Don’t hesitate. 7. Always, practice to do mock interviews with bullet points, so it helps during the actual interview.

      Interview questions [2]

      Question 1

      Tell me an example where you had a disagreement with your Senior Engineer and how you handled the situation.
      Answer question

      Question 2

      You have to deal with a Low Performer and what is the development plan you have laid out.
      Answer question
      1

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      Software Development Manager Interview

      1 Apr 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Amazon

      Interview

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      Software Development Manager Interview

      5 Feb 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
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      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Tokyo) in Feb 2026

      Interview

      The interview process is straightforward but intense. First interview was with another Software Dev Manager in the same team. After that the famous loop interview where I had to take 5 interviews in a row over two days ( using paid holidays at work ). Recruiter gave a lot of information about possible questions and helped with materials. However, I had to use same stories few times as the different interviewers asked same questions few times. Everything is okay, I had a good time during the interviews and it was a good exercise. However, I simply do not understand why they have to call to reject? I am not a customer to be obsessed with. A straight cut rejection via email works better than taking time out of my busy schedule. If they used this time to share some feedback, that would be useful. If they do not share any reason why I have to continue formal small talk just to get the rejection on my face?

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      Software Development Manager Interview

      23 Feb 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
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      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Amazon (Hyderābād)

      Interview

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