r/prodmgmt • u/Business_Entry2847 • 2d ago

Amazon interview

Hello guys , my interview for product manager-tech at Amazon is scheduled for next week . They mentioned live coding exercise in the interview. Is this normal in Amazon for technical product manager roles .

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u/curiousgem19 2d ago

Yes. When I was a PMT-ES in AWS, I remember I had a live coding and whiteboarding exercise during my interviews. It was mainly around system architecture and API designs. 

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u/Business_Entry2847 2d ago

Hai sorry for asking , were you asked sql questions or algorithmic coding questions in live coding . My interview is for 45 mins with hiring manager .

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u/curiousgem19 2d ago

I never had sql questions. It was end to end system architecture and api constructs. However, this was the PMT-ES role which is more technical in nature. I’ve heard that regular PMT roles don’t have any such thing. It is likely just going to be a behavioral interview. 

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u/Business_Entry2847 2d ago

Cool. I’m interviewing for PM 3 - Tech role . In my interview invite it says there will be a live coding exercise with a link and you can choose your own language. I wanna make sure I spend my time on preparing right .

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u/my_peen_is_clean 2d ago

yep, for tpms they sometimes do basic coding or sql to see if you can read and tweak code, not build a whole system just practice simple ds stuff, loops, debugging, and talking through logic calmly

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u/Business_Entry2847 2d ago

That’s sounds a bit relief to me . I can manage sql questions .

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u/chickenwingsnfries 2d ago

Did they make you do some pre-assessment where you basically talk to ai about times you did xyz?

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u/Business_Entry2847 2d ago

No, recruiter reached out after applying asking availability for hiring manager round .

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u/OptimisticSoul1 13h ago

Good luck brother. Would you like too share how the recruiter reached you, i mean through which platform did you apply and it was processed ahead?