Principal Product Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 47% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Principal Product Manager roles take an average of 34 days to get hired, when considering 39 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 Product Manager according to 39 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 30%
One on one interview: 23%
Skills test: 12%
Background check: 9%
Group panel interview: 6%
Drug test: 5%
Presentation: 5%
Personality test: 5%
Other: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
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Went through the regular recruiter, followed by initial team member interview and on-site interview. I was recommended for the position, however the team decided to move ahead with an internal candidate after they had accepted me. Hence, had multiple phone interviews with different groups to find the best matching team. This process took several weeks and received an offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give me a situation where you had to pivot your product, what was the end result, and would you have done anything differently?
I had 5 interviews with various team members and one with a bar raiser. The recruiters were really helpful with setting expectations. The whole process moved really fast and I got to an offer within 2 weeks.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in May 2025
Interview
First round is recruiter phone call，second round is hiring manager，Third round is with engineering， design， and data scientist team leader. I enjoyed the interview process, but at last I did not get the offer.
Lots of "tell me a time when ... " questions; then there were some behavioral questions that related to collaboration, team building, and product management.
There were questions about understanding how the PM works with internal and external customers
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a time when you had multiple conflicts and managed the trade offs