Programming Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Programming Manager roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Programming Manager according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 100%
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The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in May 2012
Interview
It was a good process, and the recruiters were supportive and communicative throughout. A recruiter reached out to me, we scheduled a phone screen. Following that I had two other phone screens. I was asked to submit a writing sample. I also was flown out to Seattle and met onsite with five different people. Lots of different questions ranging from 'tell me about your experience' to 'how would you solve this problem.' Everyone was very friendly- they are really looking for smart, creative and truly innovative people who think big, have good ideas and can back them up.
I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Amazon in Sep 2011
Interview
Pre-lim phone interview. Interviewed with three separate senior level managers. The position was not offered to me due to headcount issues. I feel confident that I would have received an offer had the headcount been there for the numbers needed.
The initial interview process to obtain the current job I have consisted of two phone screenings, one by a recruiter and one by a senior level manager. I was invited to have a face to face interview which was a panel interview (Amazon is known for these types of interviews) with three individuals in senior management.
I received the job offer two days later.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Describe a time where you went above and beyond your job description. Tell me what the circumstance was and why you made the decision to do what you did.
Describe a time where you had to make your own decision in a difficult situation. What was the situation? What decision did you make? What was the outcome?
The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Jul 2011
Interview
I got the interview call in one week after my application. The interview was scheduled a week after that. It was mostly behavioral and qualitative case study.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Tell me a time when you failed and what did you do.