All communication was done via email by the recruiter. The phone screen was about 45 mins long and in an unusual format. I was told nothing about the work location or position, simply asked to describe my work history and skills.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Herndon, VA)
Interview
I was contacted by a recruiter about an open Cloud Support Engineer position at Amazon (technically, AWS in Herndon, VA). I was told from the outset that it would be an intense interview process, consisting of 4-6 phone interviews, followed by at least 2 in-person interviews. I made it past the first phone interview, answering most of the questions the interviewer asked. I wasn't thrilled with how it went, so was a bit surprised when the call came to schedule the second phone interview. That interview (I felt) went better than the first, but when I got the follow-up call, I was told that they decided to pursue a different candidate. Overall it was a very professional process and I have no complaints about it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Not overly difficult, but the recruiter asked about managing WAN links, which is where my skills fell short of their requirements (I think).