I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Luxembourg) in Aug 2022
Interview
Amazon use a STAR method where you have to describe situation,task,action taken and results in questions based on their leadership principle. I had a 4 round interviews after a hire vue AI interview. The 4 interviewer were all from my future team or relevant stakeholders.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had to take a business decision without consulting your manager
I applied through other source. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Chennai) in Jan 2019
Interview
It is based on the leadership Principles on every round that is scheduled and the interviewer will probe into your answers based on the situation and your action towards that situation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give me a time when you had to go to multiple layers to understand the root cause of the problem.
An informal phone screen, followed by three hour long interviews. The first forty five minutes of each interview was them asking me questions, with fifteen minutes for me to ask questions. Overall it was very relaxed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you came up with a solution to a problem and realized part way through that it was not a good option and had to pivot.