I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Pullman, WA) in Nov 2015
Interview
Submitted resume to amazon.com -> received email requesting interview -> set up phone interview.
The questions weren't hard but I was the last the interview of the day and I could tell that the person interviewing me was in a rush. She called 15 minutes late, cut me off multiple times, didn't speak English well, and she claimed to have an MBA in finance but she didn't know what a mutual fund was.
I thought despite these conditions the interview went well.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you put a cap on the number items a seller is allowed to have on the amazon marketplace? And what would be the criteria for selecting which items stays on the marketplace if this limit was imposed and sellers were over the limit.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Hyderābād)
Interview
Easy.
Questions were mostly from sql - Basic to medium level
Topics were Group By, joins, window functions etc.
Basic python knowledge with libraries like pandas, numpy etc. They also ask about projects you have worked on.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions were mostly from sql - Basic to medium level
Topics were Group By, joins, window functions etc.
Basic python knowledge with libraries like pandas, numpy etc.
The interview process includes a SQL test, an initial recruiter call, and a final five-round loop featuring technical questions and discussions focused on Amazon leadership principles with different team members.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked a key question focused on both technical depth and culture fit: how you apply your skills to solve real problems, along with examples demonstrating alignment with Amazon’s leadership principles.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA)
Interview
Interviewed for Business Analyst role at Amazon and honestly the process felt exhausting and impersonal.
The interviewers seemed far more focused on checking boxes against the 14 Leadership Principles than actually understanding the candidate or having a genuine conversation. Almost every question was another version of a STAR behavioral scenario, even when it barely related to the actual role.
The process felt extremely rehearsed and rigid. There was little effort to make the candidate feel comfortable or valued, and it often felt like they had already decided the outcome before the interview even started.
Technical and analytical depth barely mattered compared to how perfectly you could package stories into Amazon’s preferred format. If you don’t have polished STAR stories memorized for every possible situation, the process can feel unnecessarily difficult and draining.
Overall, one of the most mentally exhausting interview experiences I’ve had.