I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Mar 2017
Interview
It was for a level 5 BIE, interview was scheduled with a senior manager, 5 minutes into the interview, it was evident that this was not going to be a match of skills. I had been expecting questions from SQL but the interviewer did not work on the database directly. The interviewer was looking for someone with knowledge of data architectures to work in tandem with the Data Scientist in the team. Rest of the interview went smooth. Questions were mostly based on the resume.
The interview process was smooth and conversational. The interviewer was calmly asking questions about my previous work experiences and listened patiently. He even gave me ample time to frame my answers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Tell me about your previous work experience.
2. Asked few SQL questions
few rounds of interviews ranging between technical and conversational. Mostly in the form of " tell a story of time where ..." to show how you relate to amazon LPs
The first interview is a technical phone interview that assesses your skills in SQL and Python, specifically data analysis with python. The interviewer pastes the description of an SQL problem on the code editor and asks you to write your answer while describing your thought process. They give you hints when you're stuck.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Could you tell me the steps involved in the data analysis process?
