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Checked 3 August 2026. Amazon publishes the 16 Leadership Principles and the Bar Raiser role. Round counts and timeline are commonly reported by candidates, not published. Source: amazon.jobs/content/en/our-workplace/leadership-principles.
| Round | Duration | What it tests |
|---|---|---|
| Phone Screen (Coding plus LPs) | 60 min | One medium problem plus 2 LP questions. |
| Coding Round | 60 min | Medium problem with LPs woven in. |
| Object-Oriented Design | 60 min | Class design for a simple system (parking lot, vending machine). |
| Bar Raiser | 60 min | LP probing with veto power. |
| Hiring Manager | 60 min | LPs and team fit. |
Targeted guidance per round in this loop. Each section links to the matching track on the site. There is no shortcut list, the bar moves loop to loop, so build the pattern recognition and the stories from real practice.
Work the pattern templates until the recognition is instant. Trace one mock problem per pattern. Practice stating time and space complexity out loud before you write code.
Practice class design from a vague product brief. Get the class boundaries right before the methods. Talk about edge cases before they ask. Use the LLD problems as drills.
Fresher / new-grad bar. Build 4-6 strong stories from internships, capstone projects, hackathons, or side work. Lead with a clean 90-second career story, one project you owned end to end, and one failure you can defend honestly. Map each story to one or two of the 16 Leadership Principles.