Behavioral question
Why Amazon and why AWS?
- Amazon
- Behavioral
- Easy
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What this question tests
Whether you can give a genuine, specific, well-researched answer about wanting to work at the company, not a generic answer that could apply to any tech company.
How to approach it
- Research Amazon and AWS specifically before answering: know their leadership principles, current strategic priorities, and what AWS actually builds.
- State a specific, genuine reason tied to Amazon's culture, like the emphasis on ownership and customer obsession, backed by an example of why that resonates with you personally.
- State a specific reason tied to AWS specifically, like its scale and role as infrastructure for a huge portion of the internet, rather than a generic 'cloud is exciting' statement.
- Connect your own background or skills to what AWS specifically needs, showing the fit is mutual, not just aspirational.
- Avoid generic statements like 'I want to work at a big company' or 'AWS is a leader in cloud', which apply to any candidate and show no real research.
- Close by tying your answer back to what you'd specifically want to contribute, not just what you'd gain from the role.
What a strong answer includes
- Names specific Amazon leadership principles or AWS products, showing genuine research rather than a generic answer.
- Connects personal motivation to a specific, believable reason, not just company size or reputation.
- Shows mutual fit by tying the candidate's own background to what AWS specifically needs, not just career benefit to the candidate.
Common mistakes
- Giving a generic answer that could apply to any large tech company, signaling no real research into Amazon or AWS specifically.
- Focusing only on what the candidate would gain, career growth or compensation, without addressing genuine interest in the mission or work.
Likely follow-up questions
- Which Amazon leadership principle resonates with you most, and why?
- What AWS product or service are you most excited about, and why?
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Learn the skill behind it
Chapters of the AI PM course that teach what this question tests.
- Chapter 13: Lead the room: staff moves, forward-deployed PM, and the portfolio
- Chapter 14: Get the job: the AI PM interview loop