I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
The interview comprised four one hour interviews with questions ranging from technical to management and leadership. The technical questions focussed on demonstrating an in depth knowledge of software design and architecture. The management questions focussed on the candidate's approach to forming, mentoring and guiding teams to success.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Cairo, Cairo Governorate) in June 2025
Interview
I was contacted by a recruiter then I had a phone screening interview when usual questions about Amazon leadership principles were asked and I answered them using STAR methodology and data driven situatons, but I received a rejection after 3 days surpisingly!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a situation when you went above and beyond your current role
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Jan 2023
Interview
1 hour phone screen, (if successful) followed by a 5 person (1 hour each) loop interview, 4 behavioural interviews based on amazons leadership principles and 1 technical design interview, with breaks in between. And a 2-page writing exercise
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The writing question was to describe the most inventive thing that you’ve created.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Apr 2022
Interview
After the initial phone screen, went to the final stage of 5 interviews spread across 2 days. Spoke with a hiring manager, some SDE's and a TPM. Many situational and behavioral interview questions, with one system design interview that wasn't overly difficult.