I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Washington, DC) in May 2015
Interview
Normal behavioral-type interviews with mini cases tacked onto the end. They asked about times when I succeeded and when I failed. They were also interested in when I leveraged customer insights/data to drive an improvement. ONe thing to note - when asked about what makes the work itself fun (not things like food and games) they answered, "we hire young people and we have happy hours." NOT the thing to say to a middle aged person who doesn't drink. I also learned that they push people to the point of failure, and everyone competes with everyone for precious resources to launch their idea - managers included. No thank you to this toxic environment.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Nearly every question they asked can be found in these posts. Think about how you would solve a problem that doesn't have an easy solution.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
Started with the basic phone interview, followed by a phone interview with the hiring manager. Finally, there was an onsite interview that consisted of 6 interviews each lasting about 45-50minutes. The onsite interview was all situational. The interviewers have a preset list of questions and type away rarely engaging except to ask a follow-up from the computer.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
Phone interview questions are not really helpful (but very standard) for them to find the right talent. But this definitely varies from team to team, because Amazon is a big company and every team carries the culture differently.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the most innovative thing that you have created?