I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Irvine, CA) in May 2016
Interview
I applied online and had a phone screen that I studied for, the focus being on relating your situational experience to the Amazon Leadership Principles. Was asked behavioral questions and one technical question (design a blog). Passed the phone screen and went onsite for a full day of 6 interviewers. Intense day, many behavioral questions and two whiteboard system design scenario questions. Thought I did very well but was not extended an offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time.... Several variations: ... You disagreed with the project design but had to deliver .... You had to manage a low performer .... You had to proceed on a project with little information, etc.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Jun 2016
Interview
I had referred by a friend. Had a recruiter call me and explain the process. A telephonic screening was setup for a technical screening. The interviewer called on time and we had a good discussion for about an hour. It was nice talking about my background, technical skills, managerial skills etc.
I am happy to report that after a day I got an email from another recruiter requesting for an In-Person interview. Will update this once i finish my in-person interview after a few weeks.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
who was your best hire, how did you help him perform and grow. who was your worst hire and how do you handle low performers, tell me about a time when there is conflict in decision making and how did you manage, tell me you worst mistake/blunder and what did you learn, tell me how do you make sure the deliverables are of the right quality what metrics will you track. Finally lets design a system like Netflix/Amazon Instant Video. first few questions took 30 mins and the netflix design question took about 25 mins. last 5 mins was me asking questions to him about amazon
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (Pune)
Interview
Two interviews,F2F
One was general ,about experience, proficiency in language,team management,technlogies that worked on etc. Went fairly smooth.
Another was on designing software for payment system, online ordering system, performance improvement of the system etc.
This too was good. The interviewer was noting things down while he spoke to me . Both interviews went for an hour.