I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (Herndon, VA)
Interview
Full loop included a power point presentation on an infrastructure solution of your choice (provided options) and 3 technical interviewers + 2 leadership interviewers. Variety of technical questions from databases, containerization, lambda & step functions, and general networking.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is snowflaking in regards to database structures.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon Web Services in Apr 2025
Interview
First Stage Technology Interview: Doesnt have to be AWS specific. Just Q&As on basic cloud and security concepts i.e How to design an App for Scalability, What security controls and Difference with Symmetric and Asymmetric Encryption etc. Last Stage Interview : Almost 5 hrs to meet various roles in AWS i.e 2 TAMs, CSM, SA, ( All scenerio based questions )
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How to design an App for Scalability, What security controls and Difference with Symmetric and Asymmetric Encryption etc.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon Web Services in Apr 2025
Interview
1st Interview: Online assessment for testing basic technical knowledge and behavioural questions.
2nd Interview: Video interview with a TAM, Technical and Behavioural questions.
3rd Interview: The Loop, 5 interviews in single day. 2 ESM for behavioural questions, 1 TAM for Technical Depth, 1 TAM for Technical Breadth and 1 Bar raiser for behavioural question.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Comments from others address most of the technical questions. Compute (Auto scaling, Load balancing, 3 Tier design), Network (DNS, OSI, 3 Way handshaking, Initiate http traffic), Security (How to protect against DDOS, SQL injection, XSS attack, IAM), Database (SQL vs NoSQL)
The most difficult part are the behavioural questions, demonstrating 16 LPs with "your hands on practical projects story" using STAR method. The assigned talent acquisition recruiter should brief you what kind of LPs out of 16 would be chosen.