I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon in May 2009
Interview
Some of the interviewers tested your background by asking questions from your resume. Some interviewers tested core Amazon principles such as ownership, think big, insist on high standards, have a backbone, dealing with ambiguity, customer obsession, strong analytics.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you calculate the price of Amazon Prime membership?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Mar 2011
Interview
Started with an email and call from corporate recruiter. General screening process with general type questions. Interview call was over a week later as scheduling with hiring manager took several delays. Interview was prompt starting with an equal amount of time dedicated to information about yourself (experience) and questions for the interviewer. They are genuinely open to learning about you and your experience, but the real work lies in the questions you ask. So be prepared with some good ones and be creative with examples.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Jan 2011
Interview
Had two phone interviews with people in different functions from the position I was interviewing for. Both interviews were scheduled within 2 weeks of initially being asked to interview. Both interviewers were pretty casual but not particularly warm or energetic. Interview was pretty much 50% business case and 50% bahavioral questions. Interviewers spent time discussing the type of person that does well in the Amazon culture: self-starter, able to work in an unstructured environment, willing to take initiative even if it is not part of your job. Since all training is on the job, you have to be able to boot strap yourself pretty quickly.