I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Hyderabad) in Nov 2025
Interview
My interview process lasted around two weeks and included an online assessment, a technical round, and an HR interview.
During the assessment, the official coding platform wasn’t working, so I had to write SQL code in Notepad, which wasn’t ideal. Communication throughout the process was slow and inconsistent, with little clarity on timelines. The technical round focused mainly on SQL and data concepts, with some scenario-based questions.
Overall, it wasn’t a terrible experience, but smoother coordination and clearer communication would have made it more candidate-friendly.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You are provided with the schema of a dataset. Would you propose any changes or optimizations to this schema? Please justify your recommendations based on factors such as performance, scalability, normalization, or data integrity.
The interview process includes a SQL test, an initial recruiter call, and a final five-round loop featuring technical questions and discussions focused on Amazon leadership principles with different team members.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked a key question focused on both technical depth and culture fit: how you apply your skills to solve real problems, along with examples demonstrating alignment with Amazon’s leadership principles.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA)
Interview
Interviewed for Business Analyst role at Amazon and honestly the process felt exhausting and impersonal.
The interviewers seemed far more focused on checking boxes against the 14 Leadership Principles than actually understanding the candidate or having a genuine conversation. Almost every question was another version of a STAR behavioral scenario, even when it barely related to the actual role.
The process felt extremely rehearsed and rigid. There was little effort to make the candidate feel comfortable or valued, and it often felt like they had already decided the outcome before the interview even started.
Technical and analytical depth barely mattered compared to how perfectly you could package stories into Amazon’s preferred format. If you don’t have polished STAR stories memorized for every possible situation, the process can feel unnecessarily difficult and draining.
Overall, one of the most mentally exhausting interview experiences I’ve had.
The basic STAR format, but the team was not clear about what they were looking for. The recruiter was not very responsive and took a long time to schedule the calls
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