The process is very thorough and takes a significant investment in time. That being said, they were very proactive into finding the right team to apply for, and I was given 3 different options. The interview process was very enjoyable, if not trivial, but I got to respect the depth and knowledge of the people I would be working with, as well as the importance that Amazon puts in its culture and values.

A former colleague recommended me for the position. I had a phone screen with the hiring manager, followed by submission of written responses to 2 themes. I was invited for face-to-face interviews on site. I interviewed with the hiring manager, 3 of their direct reports, and one outside manager, per standard Amazon practice.

Amazon headhunter called, multiple phone screens, white-board coding interview (on executive level). All was well, until the white-board coding test, which was easy, and I solved , per instructions. Don't trust the "use any language or even pseudo-code" better be ready to compile at the end, and don't use any modern languages.