I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA)
Interview
The initial phone screen was great. I talked with a couple of people on the team about their projects, challenges, things they liked and disliked about what they're doing. I've worked with both large scale and small companies doing both software and infrastructure project / program work. It sounded fun and challenging in keeping business going while expanding a network not built to do what it's doing. I was invited up for an inperson, all expense paid interview. It was an all day, grueling interview from 8:15 am - 4 pm with several people. They all sat with a laptop and asked situational questions. I honestly didn't "click" with any of them and it felt "rote". I'm very collaborative & use to working with bright people all over the world. I always say "we" achieved this or that. I was told specifically by my first interviewer that Amazon wants to hear about what I personally have achieved and not what "we" have achieved. Hmm. I'm a project / program manager not a lone cowboy type. I'm not an architect. I rely on my technical team. I could tell after the first interviewer the roll wasn't for me.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you proceeded to deal with an issue without your bosses OK.
Process was relatively straight forward, I didn’t make it to the loop. What I can tell you is the recruiter will be overly excited about you as they are with all candidates. They’ll tell you, you can expect to hear back in two days for feedback. Truth is, if they reject you then you will not hear back within 2 days it will be more like a week. Silence means you aren’t getting the job, they’re very binary.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
When did you make a choice no one asked you for? Why?
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amazon (Luxembourg)
Interview
Good interview, reached the marathon loop of interviews. It was intense and quite focused on STAR stories obviously. Got some nice feedbacks as well to improve in case I managed to get another interview in a few months
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How did you manage a conflicting situation with a peer ?
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in May 2026
Interview
a quick recruiter call and a 45-min phone screen with a PM that was surprisingly heavy on behavioral questions and metrics. also had to submit a 2-page writing sample (kind of like a mini PR/FAQ) before moving forward. the onsite was a 5 round loop: product strategy, execution, analytical, technical, and the notorious bar raiser round. the bar raiser is the absolute filter imo - they pick one project and drill incredibly deep to see if you actually owned the results or just coasted along. every single round is heavily anchored to their leadership principles (LPs). overall, it felt very intense and data-driven; it’s way less about brainstorming flashy features and more about how you ruthlessly prioritize, handle blockers, and dive deep into metrics. for prep, i focused on mapping my past projects to multiple LPs and practicing data teardowns. i did a mock on Prepfully w amazon PM specifically for the bar raiser round and that honestly saved me. it helped me catch a major blind spot -was staying way too high-level with my impact instead of clearly explaining the exact data points, technical constraints, and tradeoffs i owned end to end
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe the time when you suggested a counterintuitive approach to a dilemma and how you realized it necessitated a new mindset.
