I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Jul 2008
Interview
Interviewing at Amazon is a tiring experience. It started out with 2 rounds of phone interviews with the hiring manager and a Director of Engineering. They felt I met the minimum standards and called me on site for a round of face-to-face interviews.
I had 6 different interviews during the day, all of which were extremely technical and full of details. Most of the interviews related to designing APIs, writing functional specifications... The two people who interviewed me over the phone also interviewed me in person. Plus 4 others.
The experience was pleasant, but tiring. I suggest you get plenty of rest before the interview and go prepared for a grueling day.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design a functional specification for a video rental store.
Applied, Recruiter Screen then nothing. Not sure when I'll get a call back. The process seems super complicated. Will apply again now that I know what they are looking for.
HR Screening was scheduled. Then 1 technical screening phone interview was scheduled, followed by two Behavioral interviews, followed by two System design interviews, followed by 1 bar raiser interview. Lastly there was an offer.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Nov 2025
Interview
1. it starts with the phone screen with the recruiter for the background and
2. it's the 2nd phone sreen for the tech depth
3. it's the panel interview with multiple stakholders
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
tell me about the most challenge project you've delivered
