Envié una solicitud electrónica. El proceso duró 4 semanas. Acudí a una entrevista en Amazon en sept 2024
Entrevista
Interview 1: 30 min talk about me and the job, all good
Coding test: 1 hour, all went well.
Interview 2: 1 hour technical interview about my experience at previous jobs. Everything went well and I was invited for the last interview round.
Preparation talk and scheduling. Very difficult scheduling, recruiters responded very slow. Then I spent 45 min discussing with a recruiter in a phone call how I can prepare for the last day of interviews (4 interviews in 1 day, each of 1 hour). They asked me to have interviews at 7pm etc, I agreed.
Last minute they told me "the job doesn't exist anymore", after being already invited to the next round. This way they wasted 4 hours of my time + the preparation time for these tests and interviews.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
What do you want in a job? Did you have experience with etc.
- 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.