Senior Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 44% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Manager roles take an average of 34 days to get hired, when considering 126 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 Senior Manager according to 126 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
One on one interview: 19%
Group panel interview: 14%
Presentation: 9%
Skills test: 7%
Other: 6%
Personality test: 6%
Background check: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Drug test: 2%
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The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
I was approached by the recruiter because she found me on LinkedIn. Initial phone interview the recruiter was 15 min late and seemed very unorganized. She then referred me to the hiring manager which took a couple of weeks. I had a good conversation with the hiring manager, mostly questions about how I would manage a team and bad employees. I sent him a thank you, and he told me another manager will be talking to him via phone. The recruiter set up the next phone interview 3 weeks later. The second phone interview was okay but the manager interviewing was asking very detailed questions in product management and seemed to have a bit of an attitude. After that I was sent an email three weeks later again to come in onsite to meet everyone in person. When I sent the dates and times I was available, a week later they said the position is on hold and they would let me know. I waited another week (note I'm in 8 weeks now), and reached out to the hiring manager, a few days later the same recruiter called me and said that she forgot to contact me. She then sent me another position they thought that I would be a good fit for, I declined to go through the process again.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a time on how you would deal with a below average employee.
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Dublin, Dublin) in Mar 2026
Interview
Very positive experience. The down side was there were 6 rounds of interviews in total but they were scheduled close together. Communication was excellent and a huge amount of helpful resources provided to you to help you prepare.
Phone interview. Asked 4 typical question. The Amazon phone interview was structured and focused on behavioral questions using the STAR method. The interviewer was professional, asking about leadership principles, past challenges, and decision-making. It felt fast-paced yet conversational. I shared clear examples from my experience, highlighted results, and ended confident I demonstrated impact and fit.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you took ownership of a project.
Describe a situation where you disagreed with a teammate or manager.
Give an example of when you delivered results under tight deadlines.
It was a long but a well designed one. There are tips online that one should go over before the interview process. It can take more than one month to complete the steps, so one should be patient while taking all the tests and other stuff.