I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (London, England) in Sep 2015
Interview
Maths test
Phone screen 1
Phone screen 2
Write one written answer to a choice of two questions
On site tour followed by four back to back interviews
All based STAR method questions, interviewers all taking notes on paper that had 'star' written on it. Questions based on leadership principles, so read up on this. Three interviews from operational people and one from HR person. It's a tough, tough day.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How have you dealt with an underperforming employee
Time when learnt something from scratch with no training
Time when you dealt with employee dispute
Time when you developed a new metric
Time you used feedback to make a process better
How did you hire your best employee
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
The phone interview will have a two part math question, the biggest thing is being able to answer how you came to your conclusion rather than just simply getting the right numbers. Very relaxed questions but do require use of the STAR method.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Math question was straight forward, then they threw a little curve. I.E. what if you need to increase productivity by 1500 units, how many more associates do you need. Again not a difficult question, just be able to explain how you made your decision, explain the steps in your math.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 8 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in May 2014
Interview
Submitted my resume via a friend at the company, heard nothing for nearly 8 months. When HR contacted me for phone screen, things took off. I did two phone screens, trip to Seattle for interviews (four 1-hour one-on-one sessions conducted back to back), and a trip to CA to visit potential work site -- all in less than three weeks.
During interviews, first three interviewers were fairly typical -- ask behavior/analytics questions & follow up to understand your story thoroughly. Amazon wants very detailed examples so they can evaluate your thinking -- theoretical answers or vague explanations won't fly. Last interviewer took a very contrary/confrontational approach -- hired lots of people with your background, fired most of them. Why should I think you'll be any different? I believe last interview was to verify my commitment to what will certainly be a challenging role and to see how I'd react to a skeptical, hostile interviewer.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Describe a time when you saw a problem coming. Tell me how you knew it was coming, what actions you took to avert it, and what the outcome was.