I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Oct 2022
Interview
1 technical interview focused on SQL but with some questions also about Python programming. 2 behavioural interviews (some days later), 1 next to the other, on Leadership Principles with two bar raisers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Write some SQL queries starting from the given tables, and then replicate the queries in Python language.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Luxembourg) in Dec 2025
Interview
An overall very smooth interview process with main focus on behavioral questions & Leadership Principles, and some focus on SQL. 1 technical interview on sql with 2 questions, 2 behavioral interviews on LPs with a lot of questions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical: Classical e-commerce schema - 2 straightforward sql questions. For example, find # of products sold for each department.
Behavioral: Tell me about a time you failed. Tell me about your most challenging project so far. Tell me about a time you had to step up for a colleague even though you weren't supposed to. And a lot of follow ups, to discover if your stories are actually valid
I had two one-hour Amazon interviews: one focused on SQL problem-solving and technical data manipulation, and the other a case study evaluating my analytical thinking, business reasoning, and ability to derive insights from real-world scenarios.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amazon (Los Angeles, CA) in Oct 2025
Interview
Relatively easy interview process - two back to back 1 hr interviews, both started with an tell me about yourself, then talking about one of my experiences. first interview after the initial went into SQL, one easy SQL one medium SQL, know window functions. Then was asked two Amazon LP questions. Second interview asked several LP behavioral questions, then a case study testing how you would define key KPIs.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you went above and beyond for a customer.
Tell me about a time in which you had to learn a new technology.
business intelligence engineer (intern) applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 74% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for business intelligence engineer (intern) roles take an average of 39 days to get hired, when considering 35 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 business intelligence engineer (intern) according to 35 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 24%
Skills test: 22%
Background check: 14%
Phone interview: 10%
Personality test: 9%
Group panel interview: 9%
Presentation: 7%
Drug test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
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