I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in June 2015
Interview
Several hour long phone calls with professionals in my field about the role, my own history and what the organization is looking for and what it's like to work there.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
To explain several big projects pertinent to the role in question. Often asking about how conundrums get solved, the various processes, people, and environment when moving something from concept to deployment.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Apr 2016
Interview
I met the hiring manager at a conference. The hiring manager referred me to a recruiter. Skipped phone screening. Flew me from San Francisco to Seattle for an onsite interview with the team. Interview went from 9am - 1pm. First section presentation of relevant work. Second section 1:1s with team members. Third section lunch with team. Decision was made with a week.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
White board exercise: if you were asked to design a new icon for a specific function, walk me through what your process would look like.