Me postulé a través de una recomendación de un empleado. El proceso tomó 4 semanas. Acudí a una entrevista en Amazon (Seattle, WA) en jul 2015
Entrevista
I had 3 phone screens and then a all day interview on-site. Truthfully, the overall experience was a positive but parts of it could've been better. I met some very bright, articulate, and analytical people on the on-site interview which would've been nice to be teammates with. I also met some who gave off the impression that they did not want to be in the interview process. Overall, I think I did okay but I recognize I could've done better as it was my first interview in 7-8 years. One thing I will say is that it's a very tough interview so prepare yourself mentally for a long day and make sure you articulate yourself well backed up by facts and processes.
Screening call with recruiter, followed by 3 back-to-back interview loops. Interviews focused primarily on behavioral questions tied to Amazon Leadership Principles, along with an Excel assessment testing analytical and data manipulation skills.
The process was well-structured and followed Amazon’s typical interview format:
1. Recruiter Screening
* Initial discussion about experience, role scope, and expectations
* Basic behavioral and background questions
2. Hiring Manager Interview
* Focus on past experience, business impact, and ownership
* Mix of behavioral and situational questions
3. Interview Loop (3–5 interviews)
* Multiple interviewers covering different Amazon Leadership Principles
* Included a Bar Raiser interview
* Heavy focus on:
* Decision-making
* Trade-offs
* Metrics and impact
* Depth of ownership
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Useless leadership principles framed in behavioral question. Tell me about a time when
You start with an online assessment, which is relatively easy. Then a recruiter reaches out to you if you pass and will ask standard hiring questions. After which, you will then have a phone screen interview and if you pass, you do an interview loop with 5 people. Which is insane for a role that does not pay 100K annually. They also make you go prepare 12-20 STAR stories that you should pretty much memorize.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Tell me about a time you invented a process to make things simpler
