I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
I had a 30 min interview with a member of the team and then they flew me out to their offices. I was asked to write an essay about a product I built from end to end. Then I went through a round of 6 interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
When was a time that you failed at work?
When did you develop a product that didn't work?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Amazon (Bengaluru) in Jun 2014
Interview
I got an interview call through an employee referral. Amazon recruiters are very approachable and I had connected with quite a few of them on LinkedIn.
The first round was with a recruiter where the questions were quite basic - mainly about my resume and profile. The second round had behavioural quesions + resume based questions. I think my answer to once question was way off the mark and that must have cost me the interview.
I had a phone screening "interview" with the hiring manager which lasted about 15 minutes. I then had a second phone interview with one of the department team leaders and I had a third phone interview with the hiring manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Within the first 30 seconds of the final interview, I knew that the interview was not going to go well. The interviewer was cold but professional and I could tell that he wasn't interested. I was asked how I could prove that I would be a great addition to the department and I as I started answering the question with details, the interviewer interrupted and said "no, I want you to explain how you can be a good fit in this particular department".