I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Londres, Inglaterra) in Jul 2011
Interview
Took a lot of time to get the interview process going, after several calls with various recruiters. I even had to chase recruiters several times to get the process going.
The actual interview day was good, 4 interviews in a row, it was informative, people were nice. Got the chance to ask a lot of questions.
Discussed my fit with the role (and other open positions) with the hiring manager, and was able to explore other options within Amazon. Ended up taking an offer for a different role than the one they had originally called me for.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Example of a product you owned from conception to launch.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Dec 2014
Interview
They found me - linkedin I'd presume - then interview via phone with HR, then hiring manager (x2) in my case by phone, then on site in Seattle with 5-7 people (forget exactly the #)... Trouble was they were never clear on the role. In fact each person came in apparently hiring for some role unknown to me! Surprise! Anyway, bit of a bait and switch which they are known for (happened to a friend of mine as well). Do your research on the company and what you are getting yourself in to. The people themselves I interviewed with were 90% very good, wouldn't mind hanging out with them; the culture thought <10% good, overall seems to be some very poor HR practices that very good people are dealing with because of their vested $ and opportunity. They treat you like a commodity, treat the job like a transaction and expect no loyalty if you go in is my advice.
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Question 1
Pretty standard questions. They try to test you on the last world breaking idea you have come up with and implemented - in my case I was a little more conservative in my accomplishments; if you ask them their personal example it gets quiet :-) Anyway, decent people though, just bad company / culture (in my opinion only)
The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in May 2015
Interview
They seem to have a canned process for cycling people through. It is a bit impersonal. This statement applies mostly from the recruiting department. I am guessing they are overwhelmed and don't have time for pleasantries.
The actual interviewers were nice and great to speak with. I have heard they frequently interview you for a job then offer you a different role. This may or may not be a good thing to you if you interview here.
They have very stringent selection criteria.
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Question 1
What do you try to avoid in your current day to day tasks?