Amazon Product Manager Interview Experience
Amazon · Staff
Interview process
The role is a TPM under Alexa, but seems really like a project manager role- review privacy features. HM round was very basic, one PM loop asked a product design question, however the interviewer always cutting off the answer after 2-3 sentences; the most strange part was the tech lead round- a pure system design question which didn't mentioned in prep call at all. Wend very deep around 45 mins.
Interview rounds · 5
- 1
Recruiter screen
- Q1. Basic background questions
- 2
Phone screen
- Q1. Tell me about a time you made a bold and difficult decision.
- 3
Take-home assignment
- Q1. What is the project you are most proud of?
- 4
Technical round
- Q1. How would you build TinyURL?
- 5
Final / onsite round
- Q1. Design a privacy control system for a new Alexa ambient sensing feature.
Tips from the candidate
Prepare system design as a SDE - go deep with the tech details. Product design question most likely based on the JD.
Company culture
One loop interviewer "accidentally" told me the previous PM of this role was let go due to " can not meet team's standard and get along with eng". The recruiter prep call was not helpful at all, the role itself is not exciting,