I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Apr 2015
Interview
Amazon interview process is quiet intense. Once you get contacted by a recruiter, he/she will set up a first phone screen, if that goes well then 2nd and then you will be called for on-site. Interviews are NOT AT ALL easy. It's intense. I didn't do well in my first phone screen because the interviewer asked me questions like, "What's the code for joining 2 tables in sql?".It felt like the entire time he was trying to prove that he's really smart cause he had a Ph.D. I applied to Amazon again and did great in the first phone screen because the interviews asked me behavioral questions and things about my resume. 2nd phone screen got extremely technical and case based. Interviewer really wanted to know number. For instance, what is a lot in $100K budget to stop spending?
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Amazon wants to sell washing machines, how will you create a forecast model? Should Amazon sell washing machines?
One HR screening, Phone screening, Loop interview with 5 People, Team matching interview. The loop interview was tiring since it was 45mins per interview, and you would have to provide examples for LPs.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time where you presented Invent Simplify. Tell me about a time where you showed Deep Dive.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (New York, NY) in Apr 2026
Interview
Generally conversational and asking about your resume and experience. After the assessment link is sent to you via HR, they can invite you for a phone screen. This phone screen generally lasts an hour.
They asked a lot of behavioral questions and it seemed like SQL/Data Analysis was heavily required. Would definitely recommend prepping all the common behavioral question. Also its important to know the core principles of Amazon
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me about my experience in dealing with big data (1M+ rows)
