I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Mar 2017
Interview
Two phone calls followed by a ~6 hour in person day of interviews. Amazon provided very little feedback as to why they didn't end up selecting me. I may have asked for too large of a salary or perhaps they just found somebody who was a better fit. Overall, I enjoyed the conversations, met some interested characters and would call the whole thing fairly positive.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They tend to ask STAR questions along the line of "Tell me about a time where you disagreed with your leadership. What did you do, what was the outcome, etc."
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA)
Interview
3 phone interviews (including 1 with the hiring manager and recruiter)
1 writing sample
6 on-site interviews at HQ (including 1 with a bar raiser that checks you're better than at least 50% of current Amazonians of the same level)
Most of the interviews are based on Amazon's leadership principles. I found it a great opportunity to reflect on one's professional and personal experiences, and learn if one is a good fit for Amazon's culture too. My recruiter also generously invested time helping me better prepare by explaining every leadership principle and providing concrete examples.
Although I didn't accept Amazon's kind offer, I really enjoyed meeting with the Kindle content team! From my conversations with the director, hiring manager and peer PMs on the team, I was impressed by the hiring manager's willingness to invest in his team's professional growth, and the Kindle team's collaborative culture e.g. the Kindle PMs meet regularly to give each other feedback.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
When you were working on [experience X], what did you find surprising?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Londres, Inglaterra) in Feb 2017
Interview
2 phone interviews and then 6 back to back on site interviews. The process is very structured, scenario and answer... scenario and answer... not much of a conversation. Scenarios that you got before either in the phone interviews or previous interviewer will be asked again (which makes the process a bit boring). It seems they know exactly what they want
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give me an example when you used the 5 why technique.
Give me an example when you came up with a new metric
Give me an example when you had a bad feedback and how you dealt with it
Give me an example when you had to make a decision without checking with your manager