I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Oct 2015
Interview
Your phone interviews qualify you for the job, the in person loop is 100% about cultural fit (not job competence). Although you can lose the job during the loop, most often, if you are a cultural fit you will get the job. Study the leadership principals and have several examples of what YOU did (not a team).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you disagreed with your boss or an executive.
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Berlín) in Jan 2018
Interview
The interview process lasted almost 3 months There have been a lot of cancelations for the 1st interview with HR but when finally the interview was held, the interviewer was very friendly and positive. It was more like an introduction to the company, the role and payment process.
The second interview was with the hiring manager. It was a short interview, reviewing my skills and experiences. The 3rd interview was on site, I was interviewed by 5 different people and all questions were incidental. You have to be prepared to indicate specific cases that you have demonstrate specific skills, you have to describe the case that you are questioned and then narrate your exact actions and thinking. It was exausting but from company's site..very professional. All the interviewers are keeping notes of your answers and then they meet and discuss about them
Initial discussion with recruiter regarding role and team, followed by 2 phone screens (1 by Hiring manager, and 2nd is by another team member). Once considered fit for appearing for Onsite, 1 full day of multiple interviews were set up. 4 rounds on that day followed by 2 more rounds (1 bar raiser and 1 more with the HM). Finally recruiter roled out offer and salary discussion. Process of 1 month, which is less compared to avg time taken to close a typical Amazon role.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Behavioral questions, based on 14 leadership principles