Obviously, I am not too happy the way my candidature has been processed at Amazon but you can take your own call.
I applied for Technical Program Manager at Amazon, Gurgaon. However, I was processed for Software Dev Manager, which I was told is the "same things" as TPM and thus I did not raise any concerns.
On the day of the interview, I was called at 12:00 PM and I was there at the said time. Even after reaching on time, my first interview happened only at 2.30 PM.
This interview went on till around 3.30 PM and I thought I performed very well in this round. In hindsight, I do think there were areas I could have answered better but nothing went horribly wrong.
This was an entirely soft-skills oriented round.
About 45 mins after my interview (4.15PM), I was told that the first round did not go too well but I will have to be evaluated on the technical front. I waited till about 6PM.
At around 6PM, I was told that I will have no rounds for that day and that I am not being considered anymore for SDM. However, I will be considered for TPM and I will "definitely, definitely" be called in by "Monday or Tuesday"
No call came either on Monday or Tuesday and on Wednesday, I emailed to check my candidature. I am guessing this email is the reply to that follow up.
I posed some questions to their HR with no response:
I have not been technically evaluated so far. What went so horribly wrong in the soft skills interview, that I was dropped from both SDM and TPM positions?
Why was I not processed for TPM separately than SDM?
In the entire day from 12-6, I had just one interview while others had 3-4. Why was I asked to wait 2.5 hours after my first interview only to tell me to go?
When I was promised a round of technical interview for the TPM position, why was I not contacted for the same? Are you suggesting that something went so horribly wrong in my soft skills interview, that technical evaluation was not required anymore? I am sorry but I am having a hard time believing that.
I have always believed Amazon to be a fair opportunity employer but my personal experience has not been that great.
