I applied through other source. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Londen, Engeland) in Feb 2015
Interview
2 telephone interviews for 1st and 2nd stage, 5 back-to-back face-to-face interviews on site with 7 interviewers - whole process took about four months.
Should've listened to the reviews placed on glassdoor. Spent umpteen emails trying to guage a base or even a salary range to ensure I wasn't wasting mine nor the company's time. When the first offer came in below the range that was originally given to me it was a real disappointment. Second offer was also low but I was told they'd look internally for more suitable positions in the meantime and given the weekend as a timeframe to come back to me. I took the same window of opportunity to respond with an answer, however, the offer was retracted before I had a chance to respond.
Overall, the interview process was pretty good - whilst a little draining, both physically and mentally, was good to meet and speak to people from the within the team as well as internal stakeholders. I enjoyed the process! Unfortunately, it was a great shame about the offer. The amount of time, energy and cost wasted could have been avoided by being open and up front from the start.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Competency based questions relating to past experience - tell me about a time when... etcetera.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amazon (Austin, TX)
Interview
The process consisted of a technical and behavioral round. Although the recruiter stated it would cover SQL and behavioral topics, the interview focused entirely on scenario-based and behavioral questions without a live SQL technical assessment. Communication after the interview was poor; the recruiter did not respond to follow-up emails, and an automated rejection notice was sent two days later.
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Question 1
They asked me to describe a mistake I made in a past project, how I handled it and what I learned from the experience.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Haiderabad)
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.
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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.
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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.