I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Jan 2025
Interview
I interviewed at Amazon and while the process was structured, I found the experience to be a waste of time as a non-Indian candidate. The interviewer was Indian, and based on the interaction, it felt like there was an underlying bias or lack of openness to different backgrounds. This seems to be a recurring pattern, and I think it’s important for Amazon to ensure more inclusive and balanced interview experiences.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why did you make that decision?
Can you walk me through the timeline of this project?
Every process was pretty smooth and enjoyable! I only did the final loop interview and it was okay. even tho 5 hours interview is a lot, I enjoyed the whole process.
Recruiter call, hiring manager interview then portfolio review then rigorous interview loop with portfolio review and whiteboard challenge all alluding to LPs and also has bar raiser questions, data is important
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Question 1
Name a time you had to deliver under a tight deadline
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Bangalore Rural) in Apr 2026
Interview
I reached the first video round (they call it phone screen) over zoom. This was after assessment and HR screening. HR teams was great at scheduling the interviews, but they still scheduled my interview a day early which i had not given that on my preference dates. In the mail it was told that it's a role competency based behavioural round with respect to amazon's leadership principles but my interviewer (from US time zone) conducted a mini portfolio round and asked me to present 2 case studies which i was not prepared for. Interviewer didn't care about any STAR method. Got a rejection mail within the timeline mentioned to hear back from them which was 2 days.
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Question 1
Could you tell me about yourself?
Please share your screen and present me any online case study that you have.
Why did you come up with this solution for this design problem?
Who did you work with and how did they help you?