Envié una solicitud electrónica. El proceso duró 4 semanas. Acudí a una entrevista en Amazon (Cape Town) en oct 2024
Entrevista
All in all had 7 sessions with the Amazon team. The fist Telephonic interview was the easiest, it’s a general interview about yourself and experience. I have over 10ths experience so I felt it to be a summary of my career in an hour, it’s all about first impressions in this one.
The next round was 5 1 hour long interviews with 4 direct team members you’ll be working with and one random interviewer who knows little about the role but is there to focus more on the leadership principles.
Interviews were very casual, was a pleasant xperience… if you know your stuff it should be a breeze, know your leadership principles and how to speak to them with specific stories from your past experiences that demonstrate the principle in question, using the STAR method is merely a guideline to answer the questions it’s not a rule! My style is little more conversational so I used it to formulate the structure of my response but found myself flowing naturally about my experiences. be honest and you should be fine!
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Tell me about a time where you failed on a project because of insufficient information.
- Had an assessment round with 2 DSA medium questions
- Had a debugging round based on the technical skills mentioned in the job description
- Had a DSA round which I was asked to explain my approach clearly
Initial call with recruiter, to talk about interest in role and background. Then technical interview with hiring manager to go over coding comeptancy and then technical depth in area. Finally, some time at the end for questions to the manager
Application & Recruiter Screen
After you apply (or are referred):
A recruiter phone call (20–30 min)
Covers:
Your background and experience
Role fit and location
Basic behavioral questions
Compensation expectations (sometimes)
✅ Tip: Be ready to explain your resume clearly and concisely.
2. Phone / Virtual Screen
This is usually 1–2 interviews:
45–60 minutes each
Mix of:
Behavioral (Leadership Principles)
Role-specific questions (technical, ops, analytics, etc.)
For tech roles, this may include:
Coding or system design
SQL / data questions
Case-style problems
✅ Tip: Use the STAR method and include metrics.
3. Onsite / Virtual Loop Interview
This is the main interview stage (often virtual now):
4–6 back-to-back interviews
Each interviewer focuses on:
1–2 Leadership Principles
Deep dives into your past experiences
Includes a Bar Raiser interviewer
Possible formats:
Behavioral interviews
Technical or case interviews
Written exercise (for some roles)
✅ Tip: Expect follow-up questions and challenges to your answers.
4. Bar Raiser Interview
Conducted by a trained interviewer outside the hiring team
Focuses on:
Long-term potential
Leadership Principles alignment
Hiring bar consistency
They may push harder and probe deeper than others.
5. Hiring Decision (Debrief)
Interviewers meet to discuss feedback
Decision is based on:
Leadership Principles
Role competency
Overall hire bar
You typically hear back within a few days to two we
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Ownership / Deliver Results
Tell me about a time you took ownership of a problem that wasn’t yours.
Tell me about a time you delivered results under a tight deadline.
Describe a time you had to make a decision without all the information.
