Amazon Business Analyst Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Amazon.
Amazon
Business Analyst
Intern Average Positive experience Accept offer 2 rounds About 3 days
Interview process
Technical screen Phone screen
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
The interview process had two rounds. The first was a technical interview focused on SQL queries, data interpretation, and basic Python logic. The second round was an HR interview focused on behavioral questions and leadership principles. Overall, the process felt well structured, transparent, and of moderate difficulty, appropriate for an intern-level role.
Confirmed questions1 question
- One main question was about how to solve a real-world business problem using data. I described my method as first understanding the problem statement, then picking relevant metrics, writing SQL queries to pull insights, and using Python for simple analysis and visualization. I also highlighted structured thinking and clearly communicating the results.
Amazon
Business Analyst
Mid Difficult Neutral experience No offer 4 rounds About a month
Interview process
Recruiter call Take home Phone screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Case Other
Starts with a recruiter screen, then a technical assessment (SQL or data analysis), and then phone or video interviews that evaluate both analytics skills and alignment with Amazon’s Leadership Principles. If you pass, you move to an on-site “loop” with multiple rounds, including a Bar Raiser interview focused on culture and long-term fit. Throughout, you can expect a mix of SQL/data questions, business case problems, and behavioral questions framed around STAR stories. Strong prep in SQL, data visualization, and Amazon’s leadership principles is important to do well.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Tell me about a time when you dug deep into data to solve a business problem.
Amazon
Business Analyst
Entry Average Positive experience No offer 2 rounds About a month
Interview process
Take home Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Case Behavioral
It's a multi-stage saga, a path that starts not with a recruiter reaching out, but with a strange, unmarked package showing up at your door via Prime delivery. Inside, instead of a job description, there’s a single, puzzling directive: "Build a raft." That’s your coding-style challenge. Using only the cardboard box and the plastic air pillows from the package, you have to create a little vessel that can actually travel across your bathtub without sinking for at least 60 seconds. This is meant to test your resourcefulness and your sense of memory management (as in, avoiding leaks).
Confirmed questions1 question
- Tell me about the most complicated project you’ve ever worked on.
Amazon Business Analyst Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Amazon interview reports.
“SQL Question - Q2) You have 2 tables, Table A and Table B, with the following data. What will be the output row COUNT for left join, right join, inner join and full outer join between these tables? Table A Table B col1 col2 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 NULL NULL 4”
Read reports →“In SQL, if employees badged in and out for lunch, and also badged in and out at the start and end of the day, how would you figure out who was in the building at any specific time?”
Read reports →“Question 5 (in brief): After extracting data you see irregularities and missing values. What would you do to fix it?”
Read reports →“You are given a dataset schema. Would you suggest any modifications or optimizations to this schema? Please explain your suggestions with respect to performance, scalability, normalization, or data integrity.”
Read reports →“Question 8: An Amazon product has seen a drop in sales. What will you do as a data analyst?”
Read report →“Was there a situation where you needed to say no to a client because their requirement was not matching what was agreed at the beginning of your project? if yes, how did you refuse it?”
Read report →“Describe a situation when a customer asked for one thing, but you realized they actually needed something different.”
Read report →“Question 9: You have results based on data; will you challenge your manager’s decision?”
Read report →“Question 6 (in brief): You got data from the server and there are some errors and irregularities in it. How will you handle and solve that?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 167 Amazon interview reports.