I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Santa Clara, CA) in Sep 2024
Interview
While the process took almost 4 months from the application to the offer, I have gotten to meet some of the most professional people out there. Recruiters were always proactive, helpful with the preparation materials and overall guidance. The interviewers were engaging, respectful, and also were working together as if during an actual job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
at least 50% of my questions were behavioral and covered most of the leadership principles Amazon stands for. It was a senior position that requires being a leader from day one.
The first round is all algorithms to scan out non-coder but Openai has made these questions so easy now. They do seem to give preferences to younger generations. Too many Indians in the company as well.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Dublín, Dublín) in Oct 2024
Interview
Interview process was neutral (process was protracted and had periods of unexplained silence; actual interviews were good). Total of 6.5 hours of interviews over six weeks. That's 1.5 hours more than Google, and 2.5 hours more than Microsoft. No take-home exercise. I applied for a specific role with a specific team, so there was no team-match phase.