Behavioral & Leadership (Data Scientist Onsite)
Scenario
You are interviewing for a Data Scientist role focused on cross-functional collaboration and leadership. Expect questions aligned to Amazon Leadership Principles (LPs) and assessed via concrete, outcome-oriented stories.
Questions (answer using STAR: Situation, Task, Action, Result)
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How do you normally collaborate with engineers?
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Describe a time you managed stakeholder expectations or handled difficult questions.
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Give an example of disagreeing yet committing, or holding an unpopular opinion.
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Tell me when you had to Think Big, Learn and Be Curious, or insist on the highest standards.
Hints
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Use STAR; quantify impact (metrics, dollars, latency, defect rates, etc.).
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Emphasize communication, ownership, bar-raising quality, and Amazon LPs.
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Call out trade-offs, risks, and how you validated results.