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 a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Bengaluru)
Interview
The recruiters will call you - they will get 'your' free time for a telephonic interview.
Situational question, customer focus, management fundamentals are the areas they usually talk about
One - two week later you get the result followed by second telephonic round (called as PS - phone screening)
again similar interview more stressing about the technical situational questions. They will explain the job profile and absolutely make sure that you understand it.
After a week or two you get the result - if positive - you will be invited to attend face-to-face interviews at their Bangaluru office.
You decide the dates.. they arrange for everything (Flight, hotel, taxi)
After reaching their office the interviews start pouring in every hour.
I found the interviews 'similar', probably they are trying to get different qualities of the candidate in each interview.
Mostly the interviews will focus on -
1. Their explanation of the job profile
2. Discussion about what you do
3. A pre-decided 'Situational' question
4. Checking your approach for solving that issue
5. Measuring your skill and calibrating it on their scales (leadership principles)
Around 4-5 rounds of interviews during the day and you are done..
I was told that the results are later analyzed in a round table with all the interviewers and the decision is made based on merits.
HR and bonus round are after the candidate is selected in the stages above.
These guys are not in a hurry ever. They take their own sweet time to call you, schedule interview, give results.
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.
Interview questions [1]
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.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time where you had to resolve conflict.