Interview Question Bank

5. Describe a challenging project you've worked on

9. Describe your decision-making process

25. How do you approach problem-solving when you encounter a technical challenge?

26. Can you describe a time when you had to implement a solution that required extensive use of data?

30. Describe a project where you used new technology to solve an old problem.

34. What methods do you use to assess and mitigate risks in your projects?

37. How do you deal with conflicting priorities?

44. Describe a time when you led a team through a difficult project.

56. Do you consider yourself a calculated risk-taker?

57. When have you had to change a major component of your project due to new information?

64. Describe a situation where you had to make a decision without data

69. This role with Amazon is highly technical. What is your understanding of this position and the responsibilities that come with it?

70. We encourage innovation at Amazon. What does innovation mean to you?

71. Jeff Bezos walks into your office and says you can have a million dollars to launch your best entrepreneurial idea. What is it?

72. Amazon has over 300 million active customers. How do you think we can attract an even larger customer base?

94. Tell me about the most interesting project you worked on this year and the biggest lesson you learned from it.

100. We consider research to be the backbone of what we do at Amazon. Do you think it's important to conduct research before beginning a project, or would you rather jump right in?

101. How many windows are there in Seattle?

103. What distinguishes a great software engineer from an average one?

105. How would you implement Dijkstra's Shortest Path using a programming language with which you are familiar?

110. What process do you use to test and find bugs in an application you've developed?

111. How do you go about addressing errors in your code?

113. Walk me through your process for designing scalable applications.

114. Can you describe a tough software development problem you encountered in your last job and discuss how you solved it?

115. How would you accelerate the response time of a website you created for us here at Amazon?

127. Estimating the Number of Pianos in New York City

129. Utilizing Data to Solve a Problem

130. Could you reflect on any mistakes you've made in your professional career and what you learned from them?

133. Could you discuss your machine learning project and the specific challenges and solutions involved?

148. Describe a situation where you encountered a challenging bug

150. How would you enhance the air travel experience for passengers?

153. Discuss your experience with data structures, machine learning use cases, particularly in natural language processing (NLP), and the importance of APIs.

154. Describe a challenging project you have worked on and your contribution to it.

156. Describe a situation where you demonstrated leadership skills.

157. Tell me about a time when you dealt with a challenging situation or conflict, and how you managed it.

158. How do you prioritize your projects?

163. How do you see yourself improving process within the department?

165. Imagine you are a manager of a team and you are responsible for 100 clients. But there are only 3 weeks before the deadline and you just completed 40% of your goal. What would you do and how would you prioritize these 100 clients?

170. What is the biggest failure?

178. I would rather be ethical than do things the easy way.

181. How did you navigate the cloud system in the previous role

183. Share a project where you have worked independently

186. How do you manage juggling multiple projects simultaneously?

188. Can you give ideas for a new local company?

190. How would you manage an employee if they struggled with their job?

192. How would you improve a Google product which I currently use?

196. Can you describe a challenging situation you faced in a previous role and how you overcame it?

199. What is a challenge you had to face and how did you deal with it?

201. Describe a marketing campaign that you admire

202. Describe a product that flopped due to marketing