I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Apr 2017
Interview
A series of leading telephone calls, many many behavioral questions, just about zero technical validation questions. Lots of tell me about a time when. Telephone interviews led up to an on-site, day long presentation and one-on-one interviews (some in person, some over the phone, some over video).
My "lunch buddy" took me out, explained that none of what we talked about was part of the interview, but they wanted to make us feel at home.
Within 5 minutes she expressed that there is a lack of diversity and the company is led by middle aged white guys (of which I am a doughy mid-western white guy), so that was a tiny bit uncomfortable I suppose. Not a great first impression to have somebody express that type of opinion.
Recruiting does help you out leading up to the interviews, but as you would suspect, once you have completed the interview there is little/zero communication or follow-up. Don't expect feedback about what went well/wrong with the interview (still have not received feedback). You know all those great Linkedin articles you read about soliciting feedback, following-up? Yeah that all goes into a black hole at Amazon.
Below it will ask if you got an offer, I answered No because after weeks I still have not heard back from recruiter.
Brutal interview, but truth be told if you are interviewing for jobs, this type of grueling process will set you up to absolutely fly in other interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What leadership principle do you most likely/least likely identify with? (Know the leadership principles very well).
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Aug 2016
Interview
I met with 6 people. From my would be manager to his boss to those I would be working with on the team. I met with 6 people. From my would be manager to his boss to those I would be working with on the team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They ask you a lot about your past experiences and then ask you to elaborate on times where you faced adversity.
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Mar 2017
Interview
2 initial phone interviews - with a potential colleague and then the hiring manager. If you get through these there is anon-site day involving 5 interviews, but I didn't get that far. The interviews were mechanical - both people just asked stock questions from the range that others have reported in Glassdoor. The manager made no attempt to get to know me or establish rapport - gave me a bad feeling about the potential future relationship. Tbh it felt a bit like an interview to join the Stepford Wives. There seems to be little room for outliers in the organisation and I was actually relieved to not be asked to the final selection day.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Talk about:
1. A time when you disagreed with your manager
2. A time when you solved a problem, how you did it, what you learned