I applied for a Director role on Amazon.com and was contacted by a recruited within 3 days. I was asked thru 3+ phone screens if I'd take an individual contributor position over a management-level role. They want to bring people in low and have them work up, citing their flat organization and multiple promotional opportunities as counter-balance. After the on-site visit where I interviewed 1:1 with 5 team members including the hiring manager, I decided not to pursue because I didn't want to drop out of management - it was odd being considered for an individual role here when I was interviewing at the same time for a VP role at a F100. Be prepared to step down if you want to work for Amazon...