I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Toronto, ON) in Oct 2024
Interview
Round 1 - HR - Basic profile questions, expectations,
Followed by an email of Preparation material with Videos
Round 2 - Hiring manager
Tell me about a time when you had an unhappy customer
Share the system design for the solution - components/tradeoffs/updates - NFRs
Tell me about a time when you escalated the engineering team
What did you do? Reaction of stakeholders?
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Question 1
Tell me about a time when you had an unhappy customer
Share the system design for the solution - components/tradeoffs/updates - NFRs
Tell me about a time when you escalated the engineering team
What did you do? Reaction of stakeholders?
it is good experience. The interviewer are polite and respectful. They would ask many questions like "tell me a time when..." and might drill down a bit based on your responses.
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Question 1
Tell me a time when you make a short term pain for long term gain for the program.
El proceso es largo, en total son en promedio 7 entrevistas, de las cuales 5 son en loop, lo que significa que estas 5 entrevistas pueden ser el mismo dia, una tras otra, de una hora cada una
Followed the same Amazon process intial meeting with a recruiter, then multiple rounds with various team members, and the hiring manager. They use the STAR method or variations to answer with the situation, the challenge you faced, then the actions you take, and the result. If you don't use that format, you will not get positive feedback from the interviewer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions around handling difficult situations or how to handle disagreements within the team were a common theme.