I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon in May 2020
Interview
I met with seven people over the course of a single day, in the month of May. We did not use Zoom but Chime, which makes for an easy rhyme.
Positive experience
Difficult interview
Application
I interviewed at Amazon (Dublín, Dublín)
Interview
several steps including written essay
the main set of interview split by People Management / Tech Program and Product Management / Operational Excellence / System Design
Each stage required to have real examples from your experience connected to the Leadership Principles
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give an example of most difficult customer interaction
1st Stage: Screening Interview with internal Recruiter
2nd Stage: 4 interviews covering Leadership/Behavioural, System Design and Technical Problem Solving questions. Each interview with a different interviewer, often from adjacent teams and also included the hiring manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Resource allocation question - how to prioritise across a team when a high-impact production issue arises but you also have an impending feature release within the next week.
Technical phone screen for a principal level engineering manager, guy was late and obviously stressed. Couldn't understand his thick Chinese accent along with him speaking very quickly and quietly. No introductions or time for questions at the end, he just continuously grilled me with 0 emotion like a robot.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk me through your latest or most difficult project.