I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon Lab126 (Sunnyvale, CA) in May 2018
Interview
* Skipped initial HR screening
*One week later one hour interview with sr security engineer. Security related questions in depth.
*9 days later call for an onsite loop
*7 interviews onsite on technical and behavioral aspects with one accompanied lunch break.
*Technical questions on design and implementation and behavioral questions on leadership principles.
*5 days later reject
*Will try again ;)
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon Lab126 (Sunnyvale, CA) in May 2018
Interview
* Skipped initial call from recruiter, direct call with senior security engineer. The call was for an hour about security issues from all stages in an SDLC in depth.
* 9 days later got the call to fly for an onsite loop to Sunnyvale, California.
* 7 interviews back to back with no break beside the accompanied lunch break.
*Both technical and behavioral (leadership principles)
*Questions were difficult and were mostly asked on topics I did not know about.
*The interviewers were very patient and accommodating.
*Got reject in 5 days
*Will nail it the next time ;)
Security Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon Lab126 with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 46.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Security Engineer roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon Lab126 overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon Lab126 as a Security Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Group panel interview: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
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