I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (London, England) in Jul 2016
Interview
I had interview with amazon video for snr product manager role in July 16. I was in market looking actively for past 3 months and had interview with big companies like apple, microsoft etc (and manage to get job with one of the big companies ) but I have to say Amazon was worst interview ever. The guy who conducted my interview was very aggressive and was not even ready to listen to my answers and kept continuously interrupting. I kept feeling that it was interrogation rather than interview. When I was suggesting strategic solution and was giving some numeric figures to back by my answer he became even more aggressive and kept interrupting so much so that I could not even complete my answer. In the end when it was my turn to ask question he answered in 4 to 5 words. After a week when I requested feedback from HR no feedback was given to me and I was told that you will be more suitable for other parts of business. If interviewer was any indication of culture & team environment I am happy not be selected.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was challenging product you worked on
Why amazon video
Why PM
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 online. I interviewed at Amazon in Jun 2026
Interview
No HR screen; you answer those questions over email. You do a ridiculous project simulation where you answer emails. Paradoxically it’s interesting yet cheesy at the same time. Very unique but not that difficult. Then the first real interview. Rarely with the direct hiring manager; usually someone else in the org but not this direct team. So it’s useless to research the department. In fact, it’s better to prepare your strong STAR examples. They probe deep, which is fine. They heavily expect numbers. The more you can spout out random numbers (it’s okay, no one will verify) the better. The final round is more of the same — Just more STAR interviews, 2 per session, 4 sessions total. The people in this round are even more critical and harsh than the previous rounds. All done by people who have worked here for 5+ years and have never left — or if they did they came from another FANG company. So they’re all typically arrogant and jaded and negative or on the way to getting there. Finally they all have this weird verbal communication style where they just talk on and on like they expect you to interrupt them — but it’s an interview so you have to be polite can’t interrupt them. So like what the heck.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A time you had to mediate a conflict between two stakeholders. A time you had to dig deep into the data.
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.