I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Amazon (Bengaluru) in Jun 2014
Interview
I got an interview call through an employee referral. Amazon recruiters are very approachable and I had connected with quite a few of them on LinkedIn.
The first round was with a recruiter where the questions were quite basic - mainly about my resume and profile. The second round had behavioural quesions + resume based questions. I think my answer to once question was way off the mark and that must have cost me the interview.
I had a phone screening "interview" with the hiring manager which lasted about 15 minutes. I then had a second phone interview with one of the department team leaders and I had a third phone interview with the hiring manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Within the first 30 seconds of the final interview, I knew that the interview was not going to go well. The interviewer was cold but professional and I could tell that he wasn't interested. I was asked how I could prove that I would be a great addition to the department and I as I started answering the question with details, the interviewer interrupted and said "no, I want you to explain how you can be a good fit in this particular department".
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Jul 2012
Interview
Phone screen by hiring manager followed up by full day interview loop. There were five interviews during the interview loop. Each interview has a distinct focus (work history, business case, break even analysis, product spec and cultural fit). The interviewees consisted of peers to the position, a VP level interview and an engineering peer. Be ready for a very analytical interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time you have disagreed with your manager