I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (Seattle, WA) in Oct 2021
Interview
There were 2 interview rounds 45 min each with a 10 min break in between, one specifically focused on SQL, and the other focused on Amazon's leadership principles. The SQL interview focused on my resume and then 5 questions on SQL. The SQL round was a whiteboarding round. The first two questions were easy and rest 3 were easy to medium.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you are stuck in your work, how would you deal with it and how would you loop in your team?
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (Seattle, WA) in Oct 2025
Interview
The interview process at Amazon is quite unique. It is highly structured, with explicitly clear expectations of how they want you to answer questions based around their 14 leadership principles, and even which 'leadership principles' are likely to be asked about in each round of interviews. You have to do a lot of homework to be prepared. The last round especially is quite brutal.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you disagreed with a coworker, how did you resolve that situation?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (Atlanta, GA)
Interview
Got an email to complete an assessment from Amazon. Mix of behavioral and Technical questions (SQL). Behavioral questions were easy enough. SQL questions were asked from MySQL perspective which threw me off as I never worked on MySQL - question themselves were trick questions about what will be the output of a query (syntax related). Managed to do well enough. Got an interview request from AWS and they cancelled the interview saying the role is closed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
5 SQL Questions - the last one was the hardest involving string_aggregation, cross_apply, ctes, joins.
The HR process is seamless, with prompt follow-ups and a straightforward team matching system. The clear, efficient structure ensures a relaxed and easy experience. I like it overall, although i didn’t take the offer
