I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Aug 2017
Interview
I am interviewing with the AmazonFresh team. The phone interviews were manageable and went well. Before the in person interview, I had to write up an example of a judgment call. I then got that question two times during the in person interview. I had examples for each leadership principle ready but in hindsight, I should have had 3 examples for each leadership principles which isn't easy when most companies don't set goals and accurately measure your impact. Recruiter, Hiring Manager, Team Member, 5 hour interview with entire team and 1 bar raiser, written assessment. Bar riser is one person not on your team that can veto you if you wouldn't fit in the culture. I got along with him the best. My struggle was the last person after 4 hours of being grilled I think I was just tired and got very nervous.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Make sure you have 3 examples for each leadership principle since you get the same question over again by different people and it is frowned upon to say the same thing. All answers should follow the STAR method and you need to tell the story with emphasizing the results instead of just reading them off.
1. Why Amazon now?
2. What is the most technical project you worked on? What were the risks? Impact?
3. Who are you?
4. What feedback have you received from past managers?
5. What was your most creative idea?
6. Give an example of a project that had a change in scope and how did you handle it?
7. Give an example of when a project failed?
8. How did you vent your ideas and convince leadership?
9. Name a new metric you discovered?
10. Walk me through your background?
11. Give an example when you didn't agree with your manager?
12. What are the KPIs for your company?
13. How would someone who has worked with you describe you?
14. What was your proudest moment in your career? What part did you play in making that happen?
15. What was a revolutionary idea that you implemented?
16. If you didn't have goals or KPIs for your example, in hingsight what would you measure and why?
17. If you were changing the AmazonFresh experience what are some are your ideas and how would you measure them?
18. What metrics do you use to drive change?
19. When was a time that you take ownership outside of your role?
20. What is an area that is an opportunity for you to improve upon?
21. Tell me about a feature or customer experience that had multiple CX issues?
22. Tell me about a time you disagreed with your manager - I got this question 3 times
23. Tell me when you made a judgment call since you didn't have any data (make sure you have 3 examples ready)
It had 6 rounds- heavily focussed on leadership principles. they really do cross question almost every other example.......... You get multiple interviewers across the organisation. I thought- the questions were repetitive after one point.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mention a time when you could give the customer what they asked for ?
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon in Jun 2026
Interview
No HR screen; you answer those questions over email. You do a ridiculous project simulation where you answer emails. Paradoxically it’s interesting yet cheesy at the same time. Very unique but not that difficult. Then the first real interview. Rarely with the direct hiring manager; usually someone else in the org but not this direct team. So it’s useless to research the department. In fact, it’s better to prepare your strong STAR examples. They probe deep, which is fine. They heavily expect numbers. The more you can spout out random numbers (it’s okay, no one will verify) the better. The final round is more of the same — Just more STAR interviews, 2 per session, 4 sessions total. The people in this round are even more critical and harsh than the previous rounds. All done by people who have worked here for 5+ years and have never left — or if they did they came from another FANG company. So they’re all typically arrogant and jaded and negative or on the way to getting there. Finally they all have this weird verbal communication style where they just talk on and on like they expect you to interrupt them — but it’s an interview so you have to be polite can’t interrupt them. So like what the heck.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A time you had to mediate a conflict between two stakeholders. A time you had to dig deep into the data.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
1. Initial Screening: It begins with a recruiter sync.
2. The "Loop": It's a 5-to-6-round panel interview focusing on deep technical skills, system design, leadership principles, or domain expertise depending on the role.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when you had to take a risk or make a decision with incomplete information.