I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Bengaluru) in Jun 2012
Interview
I got a call from the HR in Bangalore asking if I were interested in applying for a senior product manager role. Then there was no word for almost a month, so I thought the opening was filled up. I got another call asking if I could do a telephonic interview with them.
The interview process was tedious. After two telephonic interviews, I had to submit 2 case studies and was then invited for a day long interview session.
The first interviewer was a peer, and we discussed questions relevant to the job. The second and third were slightly more technical, and involved estimation and business problem solving. All involved asking behavioural questions - what were problems I had solved in my earlier work, biggest learning, etc.
I was also asked to write an essay (ostensibly to test my communication ability - in fact it left me wondering whether they had mistaken me for a junior candidate!).
Since the other interviewers had not turned up, I was told the other interviews would happen over the phone.
One of the two telephonic interviews was domain specific. The other seemed to be a drag - the interviewer tried asking behavioural questions, but I had already covered most of the questions in previous interviews and it was repetitive.
I had a final interview with the hiring manager where I was asked to solve business questions.
Overall, my impression was that I had fared quite well. I was surprised to see a canned rejection letter the coming week, with no reasoning of why I was not selected. After 8 rounds of interview and 3 case studies, I would expect more clarity from the company.
I got the feeling that the HR was junior, and did not know how to deal with experienced candidates.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Since you have conducted interviews earlier, what is it that you look out for in candidates? How do you judge whether a candidate 'has it' over the interview?
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.
