Senior Software Engineering Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Software Engineering Manager roles take an average of 42 days to get hired, when considering 5 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 Software Engineering Manager according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 38%
Skills test: 13%
Presentation: 13%
Other: 13%
One on one interview: 13%
Drug test: 13%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (London, England) in Nov 2019
Interview
There's a brief discussion with the recruiter followed by an essay answer one of two questions. Then there was a technical interview with a Principal Engineer followed by an onsite interview with 5 people - usually your potential boss and other peers.
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Question 1
The questions are almost entirely based around the Amazon leadership principles. Make sure you provide clear, detailed and complete answers. Do your background work as they won't explore your skills or capability in too much detail.
Very professional and straightforward. Was prepared properly in advance by the recruitment team and my expectations were met. The feedback was given in relatively short time and in general I would recommend going through their process.
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Question 1
What is your view on Vibe coding and would you want your teams to employ it in their daily life?
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Apr 2021
Interview
total 4 rounds, all 100% remote:
- recruiter contacted and provided high level details about the position (30 min)
- hiring manager screening call 1 week later (30 min)
- scheduled for about 3 weeks later - standard Interview Loop with 5-6 hour long sessions, some technical, some Leadership Principles/behavioral
- offer/salary negotiations
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Question 1
systems design, writing exercise, and lots of LP question (behavioral)
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
It was a swift process which hit a snag in the last part of 2020 due to position going on hold. Hopefully 2021. will be different. Most of the data a position are seattle.