I submitted my application for a Business Analyst role via the Amazon jobs portal. I was contacted by a recruiter shortly thereafter. She set up an interview with a team member pretty quickly after. I was informed that this would be a part behavioral and technical interview.
The first interview was one run by a team member-- not the hiring manager but someone adjacent to this team's hiring manager. This interview was good. The interviewer went directly into questions about my experience but did not ask any technical (SQL) questions. I was a bit surprised by the latter as I had prepared for a SQL interview.
I was moved to the virtual onsite interview where I spoke with six folks for about one hour each. The recruiter had prepped me by telling me that this would be STAR focused, and discussed which Amazon principles were most important to this role.
The onsite interviews felt almost like an interrogation; I did not feel comfortable in the setting. I am a woman of color and spoke with five white men in a row who seemed to challenge and attempt to invalidate my professional experiences. I did not feel any rapport with the interviewers.
In the end, I never heard feedback from my recruiter despite the fact that I sent multiple emails, two calls, and a voicemail. I was ghosted. For all of the effort that I put into the interview process, an email rejection would have been welcomed.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amazon (Austin, TX)
Interview
The process consisted of a technical and behavioral round. Although the recruiter stated it would cover SQL and behavioral topics, the interview focused entirely on scenario-based and behavioral questions without a live SQL technical assessment. Communication after the interview was poor; the recruiter did not respond to follow-up emails, and an automated rejection notice was sent two days later.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me to describe a mistake I made in a past project, how I handled it and what I learned from the experience.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Hyderābād)
Interview
Easy.
Questions were mostly from sql - Basic to medium level
Topics were Group By, joins, window functions etc.
Basic python knowledge with libraries like pandas, numpy etc. They also ask about projects you have worked on.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions were mostly from sql - Basic to medium level
Topics were Group By, joins, window functions etc.
Basic python knowledge with libraries like pandas, numpy etc.
The interview process includes a SQL test, an initial recruiter call, and a final five-round loop featuring technical questions and discussions focused on Amazon leadership principles with different team members.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked a key question focused on both technical depth and culture fit: how you apply your skills to solve real problems, along with examples demonstrating alignment with Amazon’s leadership principles.