I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Bengaluru) in Feb 2014
Interview
The Interview Experience with Amazon.com Bangalore was very Bad. The Interviewer was very unprofessional. He started the conversation saying "Lets finish this quickly". Hmmm Come on, how can interview finish in couple of minutes.? His questions were more to show You down, he was not satisfied with even one Answer.The HR never bothered to inform me whether I am selected or not? I eve dropped them an email, she did not respond. When we invest so much time/effort in interview process, dont we have the right to know whether we are selected or not? I really had high regards for Amazon, but this process really put me down. Good I am not joining this co.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your Project Managemet Style? ...should it not be Method?
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Nov 2013
Interview
Applied Online.
2 Phone interviews.
5 interviews onsite.
The phone interviews focused on architecture and design questions.
During the onsite interviews, I was asked a number of behavioral questions and architecture/design questions. Additionally, there were some project management/ agile methods questions. It was apparent that you need to have a minimum of 5 years of industry experience to satisfactorily answer their questions.
I am a recent college graduate with no prior industry experience. The team that originally considered me was not the team that I interviewed with onsite. Though I have an advanced degree, I feel that my lack of industry experience was the reason that I did not receive an offer.
I do not understand as to why they even considered me for such a senior position given that they needed the candidate to have sufficient industry experience.
It was a very nice experience. The interviewers were very respectful. They were not condescending. I learned a lot from them.
I wish they had been clearer about their requirements. I would have loved to work for Amazon.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
System design questions: The focus was on the design of the data stores and scaling the systems.