I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Apr 2015
Interview
I was approached by a hiring manager who has known me and my work for several years. He is responsible for finding somebody to take an idea that Jeff Bezos personally wants developed. After several attempts at recruiting me, I agreed to interview for the role. Amazon has a very structured interview process, and to a startup guy, the pace feels glacial. Several days after submitting my resume, HR contacted me for an initial informational screen. That employee was essentially attempting to determine my compensation requirements, and to gauge my interest in the role. After our call, several emails were exchanged to schedule the first of two phone screens. After a week or so, the first phone screen interview was finally conducted.
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The call itself was strange. I asked questions about the product, who was involved in the past, the current status, who would be involved in the future, how the interviewer imagined it would evolve, the existing challenges, how much work had been done on the business case, how far technical development had progressed, etc.
The interviewer stated they had primary responsibility for the product currently, and answered my questions--but it was clear that their thoughts on both the business case, the product itself, and how he was going to allocate his existing development resources was actively evolving during the call. He was clarifying his thoughts and plans based on our conversation. It was also clear that I was merely serving as a facilitator, not really being interviewed. The interviewer was taking the opportunity to put the product roadmap and current plan through it's paces.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (París) in Apr 2015
Interview
Trois rounds d'entretien dont le premier est effectué par téléphone afin de déceler le "fit" du candidat au sein d'Amazon. Les deux rounds suivants tournent autour d'études de cas et d'exemples tirées de l'expérience du candidat.
L'approche des entretiens est le modèle STAR. L'interviewer choisit l'un des "Leadership principles" d'Amazon et demande au candidat de donner un exemple tiré de son expérience où il l'a appliqué".
L'interviewer n'a pas été très communicatif. Il s'est borné à poser trois questions et à présenter Amazon. Il n'y a pas eu d'échanges à proprement parler. On avait l'impression qu'il avait une corvée à accomplir.
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Citez un cas de votre expérience où vous avez utilisé des données afin de résoudre un problème.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Amazon (Boston, MA) in Nov 2012
Interview
ON campus interview with multiple rounds with people from different discipline. All of the interviews were behavioral. Some of them were around my past experience. Familiarity with Amazon Principles customer obsession, dive deep, analytical skills, mini case studies, problem solving, past project works. the interview process was well organized and the recruiter were very helpful in ensuring a good interview experience.
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Mostly questions around Amazon leadership principles