I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Tel Aviv) in Mar 2019
Interview
The whole process took 3 months. Three, months.
A month after I submitted my resume, I got a few automated emails which asked me to set time and date for a phone interview. I got prepared and had the call which lasted an hour (most of it was asking about my past experience. The interviewer was very friendly). After that call, I never got any followup. No one talked to me and the recruiter didn't respond to any of my emails asking what's my status. On their website they say they'll be back after 2 days...that wasn't the case.
It took them 2 weeks to get back at me and told me that I'll move forward with yet another phone interview. This interviewer was nice and the conversation went really well.
Last, I was invited to the onsite interview which lasted a day. 5 different people interviewed me (one of them was 15 minutes late and I had to ask for someone to look him up).
Everything went by the book of Amazon. You can read their process on the jobs website - they are very transparent about everything.
The process was exhausting and long. The interviewers were nice and smart but I really wish they could apply their "biased for action" principle on the interview process (I think it's an HR issue).
If you're thinking about applying, make sure you are prepared for a long long journey.
The interview process was long and involved 4 rounds of interviews. It was also mentally stimulating and challenging but provided a lot of opportunity to demonstrate your skills and experiences.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Feb 2019
Interview
Had 2 phone screens, a writing sample, plus an onsite which included 5 team members and a bar raiser.
First phone screen was with a team member, second phone screen was with the HM. Writing sample question I chose to answer was to talk about the most innovative thing I had done. Onsite was with 6 people in total which included a 30 minute break. I was previously employed at Amazon years ago so was interviewing for the same role and to come back. While the team members and the bar raiser were great, the HM was not - it felt like she had doubts walking in to the room and should not have wasted my time by inviting me onsite. BR and I hit it off and after having been a former Amazonian, could tell it was a good interview. In fact, knew it was a good interview. In the end not only did I not get an offer but I didn't even get recycled. I believe the HM had a lot of convincing power and she and I just did not have any sort of connection. Disappointed in the BR on this one.
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you had to use data to make a decision.