# Amazon Technical Program Manager Interview Experience Aced (formerly Exponent) publishes a public search API over its indexed pages; the guide is at https://www.aced.io/agents/agent-access. Source: https://www.aced.io/experiences/amazon-staff-technical-program-manager-interview-fddf78 Source observed: 2026-11-05T00:46:08.027Z Last checked: 2026-11-05T00:46:08.027+00:00 Indexed: 2026-11-07T03:51:02.026+00:00 --- # Amazon Technical Program Manager Interview Experience We are Aced, formerly Exponent. This page contains a candidate-submitted interview experience for an Amazon Staff / L6 Technical Program Manager role in India. It is part of our [Amazon Technical Program Manager (TPM) Interview Guide](https://www.aced.io/guides/amazon-technical-program-manager-interview), which also includes [12 interview experiences](https://www.aced.io/guides/amazon-technical-program-manager-interview/experiences), [124 questions](https://www.aced.io/guides/amazon-technical-program-manager-interview/questions), and [resumes](https://www.aced.io/guides/amazon-technical-program-manager-interview/resumes). ![Amazon logo](https://exponent-static.s3.amazonaws.com/company_logos/amazon.png) - **Company:** Amazon - **Role:** Staff / L6 Technical Program Manager - **Location and format:** India, onsite - **Submitted:** 3 months ago - **Interview date:** 4 months ago - **Result:** In Progress - **Difficulty:** Difficult - **Guide update:** Updated 3 days ago by Amazon candidates ## Interview process The candidate describes the process as tougher and more in-depth on the technical side, with complex examples expected. The listed process stages are: - Phone interview - Take-home project - Technical interview - Other ## Interview rounds There are 4 questions across 4 rounds. ### Phone interview One question is listed. The free-preview question is [“Tell me about a program you are most proud of?”](https://www.aced.io/questions/6501). ### Take-home project The visible account of this round describes a 45-minute session with a senior interviewer. Questions were mostly open-ended, followed by a short follow-up near the end, with substantial pushback on tradeoffs. The question shown is: > How would you improve a product you use every day for a new market? The candidate’s sample response was: > I picked a segment first, sized it, and compared three options before choosing one and its success metric. ### Technical interview The visible account describes another 45-minute session with a senior interviewer. Questions were mostly open-ended, followed by a short follow-up near the end, with substantial pushback on tradeoffs. The question shown is: > How would you improve a product you use every day for a new market? The candidate’s sample response was: > I picked a segment first, sized it, and compared three options before choosing one and its success metric. ### Other The visible account describes a 45-minute session with a senior interviewer. Questions were mostly open-ended, followed by a short follow-up near the end, with substantial pushback on tradeoffs. The question shown is: > How would you improve a product you use every day for a new market? The candidate’s sample response was: > I picked a segment first, sized it, and compared three options before choosing one and its success metric. ## Interview tips The candidate recommends practicing aloud with a timer, keeping a framework ready for every round, and asking the recruiter what each interviewer focuses on so examples can be tailored accordingly. ## Company culture The candidate describes the interviewers as collaborative and focused on the user. The team appeared to value structured thinking over polish, and interviewers left time for questions at the end. ## Full experience access We provide a free preview of this experience. The remaining content is available with membership, which includes access to more than 1.8k interview experiences and new experiences added weekly. [Become a member](https://www.aced.io/upgrade?src=experience) or [share your experience](https://www.aced.io/questions/contribute?src=experience). A 24-hour trial starts once a submitted experience is approved. ## More Amazon interview experiences - [Technical Program Manager — Amazon, October 2026](https://www.aced.io/experiences/amazon-staff-technical-program-manager-interview-50112d?returnPath=%2Fguides%2Famazon-technical-program-manager-interview%2Fexperiences) — 4 rounds, 2 questions. Candidate comment: “Rigorous. People reading the questions and taking notes - barely making eye contacts. Had a bar raiser - asked strategic questions. All indian team, everyone seemed overworked, stressed.” - [Technical Program Manager — Amazon, June 2026](https://www.aced.io/experiences/amazon-staff-technical-program-manager-interview-db5fb0?returnPath=%2Fguides%2Famazon-technical-program-manager-interview%2Fexperiences) — 4 rounds, 9 questions. Candidate comment: “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 — Amazon, March 2026](https://www.aced.io/experiences/amazon-sr-staff-technical-program-manager-interview-9ecc64?returnPath=%2Fguides%2Famazon-technical-program-manager-interview%2Fexperiences) — 3 rounds, 3 questions. Candidate comment: “It was a very disciplined and clear process. Preparing for the behavioral questions took a long time. One of the interviewers decided to change the standard questions and the ones she created on the spot were very unclear. 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