I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon Lab126 (Sunnyvale, CA) in Mar 2023
Interview
The recruiter screen was followed by a hiring manager interview, followed by 3 more interviews.
Hiring manager was unprofessional in the sense that he didn't let me answer any question completely - constant interruption.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. When did you fail last time?
2. Describe when did you disagree with your boss?
The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon Lab126 (Sunnyvale, CA)
Interview
Very poor process; recruiter was curt, unfriendly and tried hard to set down expectations of title etc. I get it - Amazon has deflationary titles, but that's not the only thing that matters and all applicants have plenty of choices; scheduling interviews was slow; asked to prepare including written assessment only to be informed at last minute the interviews won't happen because they chose to go with other candidates for reasons that didn't make any sense - they didn't ask relevant questions about that reason at all - not at all open and transparent - and not true to the values they love to talk about all the time!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Write a document with an example of a product innovation you conceived of
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon Lab126
Interview
Screening by recruiter, chat with hiring manager. Fell in the trap, that they were looking for a SPECIFIC skill set, that I clearly did not have and noted to the recruiter. I am software PM and have very little hardware experience. That said, I could tell by the end of the interviewer I was not going to get a call back.
The recruiter prepped me for Amazon's 12 principles, I was prepared for them and was ready to rock it, but was not ready for the interviewer's question. In his mind, product had to be physical, regardless of owning it end to end.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: Have you shipped product?
Q: Have you shipped hardware products?
Sr. Product Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon Lab126 with 3 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 46.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sr. Product Manager roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon Lab126 overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon Lab126 as a Sr. Product Manager according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 45%
One on one interview: 27%
Background check: 9%
Group panel interview: 9%
Skills test: 9%
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