I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amazon in Feb 2017
Interview
Very energy consuming and disappointing.
The job description is exactly the same ambiguous one for all SA roles. You go through several interviews, most of them scripted interviews using techniques more than 30 years old. You don't really know whether your background and skills fit well with what they are looking for. It's a completely unbalanced interview where you are asked about what you have done in the past, what you are willing to do for them... but if you ask a question they don´t like, they simply say "I cannot answer this" or "we don't have more time".
They make you do a technical exercise after which you receive no feedback. At the end of the process, they don't give you any feedback either why you were rejected, If you ask explicitly, they reply "we are not allowed to".
I have been in interview processes with other companies where after all I got a great impression of that nice group of people and lament "hey, I would have liked to work togethere with these guys". That was not my feeling after the process with Amazon.
Few rounds of interview, mixed with behavioral and technical questions to showcase you knowledge of building system on aws. They also asked gen ai questions on how you would create these systems
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Apr 2026
Interview
You do 4 back to back interview in 1 day. It was exhausting. Besides that really appreciated the recruiter giving out interview prep before it takes place. The good thing is there is no coding round.
The interview process was very challenging and thorough. The questions required deep technical knowledge and problem-solving under pressure. While tough, it was fair and tested real-world skills, communication, and adaptability.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you walk us through a time you solved a complex problem under tight deadlines, and how you balanced technical accuracy with speed?