I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Jul 2012
Interview
I submitted my resume to AWS website and got an email from a recruiter a few days later to set up an interview.
The first interview was half behavioral, half about the work I have done in my career. The interviewer went off a script and one could hear them type out stuff on the keyboard. A major downside was the interviewer's terrible accent, which made the process all the more difficult.
The second interview was with a guy whose former position I was trying to fill. He was both cocky and apologetic. A lot of questions were similar to the previous interview, however he also added technical depth and grilled on specific encryption methodologies.
First round - Hiring manager screening; covers leadership principles important for the job
Final round - 5 interviews with writing assessment; each round covers around 3 leadership principles; all interviews are behavioral
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions related to leadership principles listen on Amazon website; e.g., how to handle a difficult customer
Split in to several stages. (1) Phone screen. (2) Skill test at home. (3) Behaviour based interview questions. You meet people in your prospective team. Behaviour based interview questions. Can you tell me about a time when you did x, y or z to get a result.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Behaviour based interview questions. Can you tell me about a time when you did x, y or z to get a result. What obstacles did you overcome. Looking back, what would you have done differently.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA)
Interview
Phone interview followed by in person day of interviews. Everyone was very friendly and range of technical, behavioral and product questions. Could tell who the bar raiser was who asked a design question around building an app.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design a mobile app to track scores and send notifications.