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Tell me about a time when you had to convince team members on something you proposed.

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Questions like this are often asked at Amazon to assess a candidate's fit with Amazon's Leadership Principles.

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Amazon · 2 months ago
"There were a lot of probing questions that followed after each question. One good thing was that the hiring manager was pasting each question she asked on the chat, so that I could follow through."
Product Manager · Senior / L5
Amazon · 3 months ago
"Amazon Senior TPM interviews involve a recruiter screen, technical phone screen, and a 4 round virtual loop. Assessments focus on system design, program management, and strict adherence to Amazon’s 16 Leadership Principles. A Bar Raiser ensures hiring standards, evaluating candidates on technical depth, cross-functional delivery, and behavioural STAR responses"
Technical Program Manager · Staff / L6
LinkedIn · 5 months ago
"I interviewed for a Senior Software Engineer role on the apps side, and the process was a short recruiter call, one standard coding screen, and then a five-round onsite. The biggest thing that stood out was that every interview had two people in it, usually one leading and one shadowing, so it felt like they were calibrating in real time. The onsite mixed normal coding and backend system design with an AI coding round in HackerRank where I had to use their built-in assistant to debug and build out a maze problem. The technical communication round was much more casual than I expected and ended after about 30 minutes because the interviewer said he had what he needed. I finished the full loop but didn't get an offer."
Software Engineer · Senior / L5
Meta · 8 months ago
"The process was pretty standard compared to what I'd read online. My first round had product sense plus analytical/execution, and the second round was the full loop with product sense, analytical/execution, and behavioral. The content itself matched expectations, but what stood out was how dependent the experience was on the interviewer, especially in the second round where I felt one person was biasing me toward a specific path without really saying it outright. I had about 2 to 3 weeks between rounds, and Meta seemed flexible on scheduling, which helped with prep. I didn't make it to team matching. My read is that Meta's PM process is very structured, but your experience can still vary a lot based on the interviewer. It really did feel like the weather where you don't know if you're getting a sunny day or a rainy day, so I wouldn't assume every interviewer will be equally neutral. They also don't give much useful feedback afterward, so a lot of your learning has to come from your own reflection and prep. One thing I did like is that the process didn't feel tied to one urgent req since team matching comes after, so there seemed to be flexibility to push interviews out if I needed more time to prepare."
Product Manager · Senior / L5

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