I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon (San Jose, CA) in Jun 2019
Interview
A recruiter reached out to me for Amazon Catalog team Sr TPM position. We discussed my skills and b/g at length to ensure there isnt any mismatched and in next few days I got a follow-up call for phone screen. My phone screen got rescheduled multiple times due to lack of interviewer availability and in that midst they possibly refined the job req for specific skill sets they were looking was.
Finally when my phone screen was scheduled the interviewer on the phone was extremely rude and demeaning. He downplayed my skill set right from the start. I was putting up for good 30 min and patiently answering questions hoping it was just how he sounded on the phone. Towards the end when it was time for me to ask questions, I asked him about the role and expectations from TPM. Instead of giving me a good picture of expectations this person decided to grill me further on what i understood about the expectations from this role and what recruiter had told me. Pathetic to say the very least.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1) how much time you spend on technical? how much time on program management? what is ur program management style? what is a java construct? what is a field in java? say you are trying to make music content available to customers for first time, how would you go about it?
El proceso es largo, en total son en promedio 7 entrevistas, de las cuales 5 son en loop, lo que significa que estas 5 entrevistas pueden ser el mismo dia, una tras otra, de una hora cada una
Followed the same Amazon process intial meeting with a recruiter, then multiple rounds with various team members, and the hiring manager. They use the STAR method or variations to answer with the situation, the challenge you faced, then the actions you take, and the result. If you don't use that format, you will not get positive feedback from the interviewer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions around handling difficult situations or how to handle disagreements within the team were a common theme.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Los Angeles, CA) in Jan 2026
Interview
Recruiter screening friendly. Consistently great experiences with recruiters. Got HM interview but HM didn't do the interview. Guy who did lacked the background to assess my background in AI/ML. Amazon is now kicking people out of ATS for 6 months for related roles if you don't progress.
