Very unprofessional experience. The recruiter asked me to keep my camera on during the interview while hers was off the entire time. After the interview, she disappeared for a week with no updates. When I followed up, she told me there were no interview slots available, which made me wonder why I was interviewed in the first place. During the interview, she also tried to push me toward an L3 role instead of the L4 position I was interested in, and suggested a location that I had already said I did not prefer. Then, out of nowhere, she texted me asking if I was available the next day for a three-hour interview. I have a full-time job and can't just clear my schedule with less than 24 hours' notice. Overall, the whole process showed poor communication and little respect for my time, preferences, or career goals. It felt rude, disorganized, and very unprofessional.

I have a phone interview today at 7pm with a recruiter, I’m hoping it goes great and I get a data center job. I’ll let you know how everything went after I get off my interview phone call

The Amazon Data Center Technician interview process usually starts with a one-hour first-round interview, conducted over phone or video. This round combines behavioral, technical, and leadership-based questions. The behavioral and leadership questions focus heavily on Amazon Leadership Principles and your past work experience, often using the STAR method to understand how you handle incidents, teamwork, safety, prioritization, and ownership. The technical portion covers basic hardware, operating systems, networking fundamentals, and troubleshooting skills, such as server components, RAID, Linux or Windows basics, and how you approach problem-solving in a data center environment. The goal of this round is to assess whether you have the foundational technical knowledge, the right mindset, and a strong cultural fit for Amazon. If you pass the first round, you are invited to the final loop interview, which lasts three to four hours and is divided into three or four separate interview segments, each typically lasting 45 to 60 minutes. Each segment is led by a different interviewer and focuses on a specific area such as hardware and data center operations, networking fundamentals, operating systems and troubleshooting, and behavioral/leadership evaluation. Throughout the loop, interviewers continue to assess your technical depth, safety awareness, and structured troubleshooting approach, while also closely evaluating how well you demonstrate Amazon’s Leadership Principles like Ownership, Bias for Action, and Learn and Be Curious. All interviewers submit feedback independently, and a final hiring decision is made based on the overall performance across all segments.