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Candidate-reported interview insights

Amazon Web Services Manager interviews, decoded.

Explore commonly reported questions, interview rounds, difficulty, duration, and candidate experiences for the Manager role at Amazon Web Services.

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Interview overview

Difficulty

Difficult

Average rounds

3.8

Average duration

~44 days

Difficulty and candidate experience

Interview difficulty

easy3.8%
average36.7%
difficult59.5%

Candidate experience

positive51.9%
neutral24.1%
negative24.1%

Candidate-reported interview process

It was a loop interview with technical questions, behavioral questions, and client management questions. They asked about how I solve customer problems using the working backwards approach and how I solve issues in general. They also covered stakeholder management and customer relationship management.

There were two interviews, each focused on the company's leadership principles. Each interview covered two leadership principles. You were asked to share a specific situation where you showed behavior aligned with those principles. Expect detailed answers and potential follow-up questions.

They have a rigorous interview process. Has screening with 5 different people and the a bar raiser. Stuck to the star format and spoke on experiences in past roles and what value I will bring in.

Common Amazon Web Services Manager interview questions

A focused selection of the most detailed candidate-submitted questions.

  1. 1

    Can you provide examples of when you applied leadership principles?

  2. 2

    What is your leadership style?

  3. 3

    Tell me about a time when…xyz

  4. 4

    Describe your working style.

Interview question formats

Behavioral51.7%
Technical32.4%
Presentation10.3%
Other2.8%
Case2.1%

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Interview information is based on candidate reports and may not represent the current official hiring process of Amazon Web Services.