Technical Program Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 48% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Technical Program Manager roles take an average of 33 days to get hired, when considering 207 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 Technical Program Manager according to 207 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 36%
One on one interview: 21%
Group panel interview: 10%
Skills test: 10%
Presentation: 8%
Personality test: 4%
Background check: 4%
Other: 3%
Drug test: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Jan 2014
Interview
I was referred by my ex-colleague. After an initial phone screen which was supposed to be technical, turned out to be half technical and half project management. I was fairly detailed with some interesting situational questions. I didnt hear after the interview for a few days and was a little anxious. When I inquired, the HR sent me a note to schedule the onsite interview. I was expecting a second round of phone screen. The onsite loop was good mix of technical and project management with dev managers and TPMs. Lunch with manager went well although I must say, explaining a system landscape and technical architecture over food is quite tricky. The final interview was with a bar raiser and the key question asked was, "tell me about a time when you have taken something completely outside your comfort zone".
The folks are pretty quick in amazon and I got a call in 2 days to discuss the opportunity and negotiate. In general, I would say, prepare well and structure your thoughts on what you want to speak. Dont need to speak about dozens of projects you have done, just focus on a few but explain in detail. Folks in Amazon love to get into the nth degree of detail. Even if you feel some of the situation questions are impossible, dont get frustrated. The key intent is to understand how you deal with ambiguous and complex situations. You dont have to have answers for everything, its the thought process that matters. A lot of folks dont make the T (technical mark) and while the questions are not dev level but you should be able to talk architecture and challenge a dev. Just remember, TPM is the big picture guy in Amazon and is the bridge between devs, dev managers, product managers and across teams. They have to traverse up and down and side ways so breadth is important but should have the ability to dive deep as well.
Overall the communication started out strong from the recruiter but then I did not hear anything regarding the interview scheduling. Apparently I was too late into the process after all, and did not get an interview.
My interview process began with an online assessment, followed by a panel loop of five consecutive interviews. The rounds focused heavily on the company's Leadership Principles using STAR-method behavioral questions, including a "Bar Raiser" to ensure candidates exceed the current team's average.
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Question 1
All the questions were related to my previous experience.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Brisbane) in May 2026
Interview
I applied online. After about a week or two, a recruiter from Amazon phoned me and we spoke for about 45 minutes. He was very pleasant to speak to, we covered some basics around the role and its expectations, and he laid out the next steps in the interview process, including the STAR method. The second step was a line manager interview where he focused on details of past projects and lessons / outcomes. The next step (which I didn't make it to) would have consisted of several interviewers asking different types of questions, and at this stage you don't need to satisfy each interviewer. I presume after this they give you a result. Much of what is documented online aligns with my experiences.
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Question 1
Tell me about a time where you had to resolve conflict.