I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Luxemburgo) in Jun 2022
Interview
I will start by saying I went through the loop three times before getting an offer at Amazon so don’t give up. Experiences have been varied in terms of support and follow up with recruiters but generally they are responsive although some did require a bit of nudging. My advice is do prepare for leadership behaviour questions in advance, that is the main way they will assess your suitability for the job/culture.
The questions are not rocket science but you will need varied examples! It can be difficult to come up with examples on the spot so spend time reflecting - plenty of sample questions online, I put them in a spreadsheet against each leadership principle.
In one interview I was asked 4 stories - multiply that by 5 and you can see you need to think ahead. It can get tedious using this format but play the game.
Generally people are nice and friendly and even when I didn’t get an offer I enjoyed the chats. It is however exhausting and repetitive (I did it 3 times so must have spent close to 15 hours interviewing with Amazon all in all)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time where you had to balance/ trade speed of delivery with quality?
Questions are a mix of general interest, culture fit, technical and behavioral. Leadership principles, STAR method, soft skills, and technical skills are important. Interviewers dig deep to ensure details supporting your answers are there.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon (China, AL) in Apr 2018
Interview
The interview starts with 1 or more phone interviews, focusing on functional skill. If an candidate passes the phone interview, he/she will be invited into a loop interview.
Loop interview is made up by 4-6 interviews, focusing on Amazon Leadership Principle. An candidate should use real examples to answer these questions in STAR style.