I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Santiago) in Dec 2021
Interview
The process is very thorough and takes a significant investment in time. That being said, they were very proactive into finding the right team to apply for, and I was given 3 different options. The interview process was very enjoyable, if not trivial, but I got to respect the depth and knowledge of the people I would be working with, as well as the importance that Amazon puts in its culture and values.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Past experiences that demonstrate a good fit towards the company's leadership and culture.
2. Technical problems of the typical kind, aiming to analyze and solve for a code/architecture problem.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Sep 2019
Interview
A former colleague recommended me for the position. I had a phone screen with the hiring manager, followed by submission of written responses to 2 themes. I was invited for face-to-face interviews on site. I interviewed with the hiring manager, 3 of their direct reports, and one outside manager, per standard Amazon practice.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
All questions fell along the lines of Amazon's 13 Principles. All were "Target Selection Interview" (TSI) style.
I applied in-person. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (San Francisco, CA) in Jan 2017
Interview
Amazon headhunter called, multiple phone screens, white-board coding interview (on executive level).
All was well, until the white-board coding test, which was easy, and I solved , per instructions.
Don't trust the "use any language or even pseudo-code" better be ready to compile at the end, and don't use any modern languages.
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Question 1
background, management, technology experience; white-board coding test
Principal Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 40% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Principal Engineer roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 6 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 Principal Engineer according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Phone interview: 25%
Skills test: 13%
Group panel interview: 6%
Other: 6%
Drug test: 6%
Presentation: 6%
Background check: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
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