Software Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Manager roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 8 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 Software Manager according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 44%
One on one interview: 13%
Skills test: 13%
Presentation: 13%
Group panel interview: 6%
Background check: 6%
Personality test: 6%
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I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon (Phoenix, AZ) in May 2020
Interview
Overall good; principals question, tell a story, design review with drawings, and a written essay about my best success. After the essay and problem solving exercise did a full day "loop". Most of the loop was senior folks with one being Jr. (I could tell they were new as they didn't listen to my answers, but the senior folks seemed smart and engaged.
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Tell me a story about a success. Or failure. What did you learn?
Quite a long interview process, for a management position it was very hands on and tech orientated, with several talks to members across the company. Speaking to other people in senior roles was a good experience and showed a good team mentality.
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Lots of questions about shard database management and high availability systems.
The process was done by a director. He had been working in different roles for a while. He also asked about my current role. They were looking for some with experience in AI ML.
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Background information about the role I am currently working
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (New York, NY) in Sep 2022
Interview
The process was very organized , starting from HR Team to technical team. the interview was friendly with follow up questions candidates should be very familiar with amazon leadership Principals and how to response on STAR
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Behavioral Questions what would you do if you have below average team member