Technical Program Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 48% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Technical Program Manager roles take an average of 33 days to get hired, when considering 207 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Technical Program Manager according to 207 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 36%
One on one interview: 21%
Group panel interview: 10%
Skills test: 10%
Presentation: 8%
Personality test: 4%
Background check: 4%
Other: 3%
Drug test: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Jul 2010
Interview
I had applied for the TPM position on their website and received an email from a recruiter within a week to schedule a phone interview. The phone interview lasted for an hour and I spoke with another TPM. They asked me quite a few questions that related to cultural fit, experience, etc. "What would your colleagues say about you if they were at a bar w/o you, etc". Within a day I received a follow up message for a 2nd phone interview with a different person. Same type questions, just a bit more specific to the potential role. Within a few days I received an email re: an onsite interview in Seattle. Amazon flew me up and paid all expenses. The interview process at Amazon lasted about 4-5 hours and I saw around 6-7 different people, all one on one. The first person I met with was a recruiter explaining the salary, benefits, etc. From there I met with an engineer, a QA person and other various people within Amazon. I had the most difficult time during the technical interview with the engineer as I wasn't prepared for the questions asked and the interviewee was very dry. Our personalties didn't quite gel. I had to problem solve quite a few various issues thrown at me and work on my solution on the board. Again, I wasn't prepared for these type of questions so it did take me a bit of time to get rolling with them.
Overall it was a fantastic experience and I would love the opportunity for another interview with such a fantastic company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you, specifically, build Amazon Web Services?
Overall the communication started out strong from the recruiter but then I did not hear anything regarding the interview scheduling. Apparently I was too late into the process after all, and did not get an interview.
My interview process began with an online assessment, followed by a panel loop of five consecutive interviews. The rounds focused heavily on the company's Leadership Principles using STAR-method behavioral questions, including a "Bar Raiser" to ensure candidates exceed the current team's average.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
All the questions were related to my previous experience.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Brisbane) in May 2026
Interview
I applied online. After about a week or two, a recruiter from Amazon phoned me and we spoke for about 45 minutes. He was very pleasant to speak to, we covered some basics around the role and its expectations, and he laid out the next steps in the interview process, including the STAR method. The second step was a line manager interview where he focused on details of past projects and lessons / outcomes. The next step (which I didn't make it to) would have consisted of several interviewers asking different types of questions, and at this stage you don't need to satisfy each interviewer. I presume after this they give you a result. Much of what is documented online aligns with my experiences.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time where you had to resolve conflict.