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 online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Amazon in Apr 2021
Interview
Very long process
First the recruiter calls and it was good experience though recruiter did have asked few technical questions. I was told that they will move forward with phone interview.
Now comes the actual pain. After this conversation, I had to do multiple followups on update for a month. One fine day after that, I got a response from the recruiter that a POC is assigned and will be coordinated so forth.
I was then scheduled with phone interview, I was prepared with all leadership skills, system design concepts, scenario based example etc before the interview. In the phone interview, finally I was asked only behavioral questions based on my experience, especially related to risk management.
I was pretty surprised as I was asked to be prepped for System design mainly and now ended up with just behavioral questions. Thought, I had given the interview good and was waiting for feedback.
Again the wait continues and multiple follow-ups on the next steps was done. Finally again after a month wait got a response that I am not considered to be moved forward. This is fine but it was total frustration throughout the process for multiple follow-ups and getting prepped for technical but ending up in behavioral.
This feels like total waste of time. Would really rethink applying for amazon again.
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.