I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Feb 2013
Interview
4-5 rounds of interview to assess individual on the desired skill set. amazon leadership principles are often used as benchmark against how questions are framed, Questions are asked around ownership, bias for action, deepdive, you are expected to provide examples from your exp on how you have demonstrated these traits
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Question 1
the most un expected fact was that no personal questions were asked to understand the persons background
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Aug 2014
Interview
2 calls + On-site. Calls were basic, centered around key components of your resume. Stick to 1-2 key innovative/ disruptive things u'v turned around in terms of product or decision etc. On-site is a 7 hour session. Its pretty conversational, so try connecting with each of the interviewers (likewise with the calls). Use the STAR approach, as the interviewers are busy on their computers taking down notes on what u'v said etc, so make it easy for them to jot stuff down. They will follow up with cross questions, so be prepared, but be brief.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
None. U can expect to be repeating a few replies in most, if not all of the interviews.