Prepare for your Amazon Technical Program Manager interview

Cross-functional coordination and execution frameworks calibrated to Amazon's legendary TPM culture and working-backwards methodology.

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The Interview

What Amazon is looking for

Execution Interview

Program Execution & Scale

01Dependency Identification

02Cross-Team Alignment

03Technical Risk Management

04Delivery Execution

Leadership Interview

Influence & Coordination

01Stakeholder Management

02Decision Unblocking

03Technical Depth

04Org Dynamics

Working backwards from customer needs//Technical depth + leadership influence//Dependency mapping at scale

Practice Library

Amazon exercises

Ready to ace your Amazon TPM interview?

Prepare for your Amazon Technical Program Manager interview

Cross-functional coordination and execution frameworks calibrated to Amazon's legendary TPM culture and working-backwards methodology.

Socratify AI

The Interview

What Amazon is looking for

Execution Interview

Program Execution & Scale

01Dependency Identification

02Cross-Team Alignment

03Technical Risk Management

04Delivery Execution

Leadership Interview

Influence & Coordination

01Stakeholder Management

02Decision Unblocking

03Technical Depth

04Org Dynamics

Working backwards from customer needs//Technical depth + leadership influence//Dependency mapping at scale

How It Works

Master Amazon TPM Interviews

Cross-functional coordination scenarios scored on Amazon's leadership principles. · Click to expand

1Your Program Manager Goals

Cross-Functional Coordination & Influence

Practitioner

Technical Depth & Systems Thinking

Practitioner

2Program Manager Case Prep

You're launching a feature requiring 8 teams across 3 regions with conflicting...

CASE INTERVIEWHard

Amazon

3Frameworks

Framework

How do we define and align on scope?

Can we surface conflicting requirements early?

Mobile: 2-week development + 1-week integration

Backend: 3-week feature + 2-week testing (gating item)

What does launch MVP really mean to each team?

Design wants all 15 UX states; Mobile wants 8 critical flows

How do we manage technical dependencies?

What is the critical path across all teams?

Design finalization → Backend API contract → Mobile + Web builds (14 weeks)

Infrastructure readiness required by week 8 (lead by 6 weeks)

Which team has the most technical risk?

Backend: new database schema, 40% code path coverage needed

How do we unblock teams without direct authority?

How do we create alignment across leaders?

Weekly sync with mobile lead, backend lead, infra lead (30 min max)

Escalation path: Design lead → VP Eng if blocked >3 days

What are the top 3 unblocking tactics?

Reduce scope to unblock backend (defer 4 features to v2)

How do we mitigate execution risks?

What quality standards do we enforce?

Backend: 70% code coverage minimum before mobile integration

What contingencies do we build in?

Feature toggle for rapid rollback (1-click deployment)

On-call rotation during launch week (24/7 coverage)

4Feedback

Dependency Mapping & Unblocking

Distinctive

Influence Without Authority

Strong

Technical Depth & Architecture

Strong

Program Execution & Risk

Meeting Bar

Repeat

Practice Library

Amazon exercises

You're launching a feature requiring 8 teams across 3 regions with conflicting...

LEARNHard

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A critical backend team is 4 weeks behind. Walk me through how you'd unblock them...

CASE INTERVIEWHard

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Map the dependency graph for a distributed systems launch. Identify bottlenecks and...

LEARNMedium

Technology · Systems ThinkingAmazon

Tell me about a time you had to influence a senior engineer to change their technical...

BEHAVIORALMedium

Behavioral · Leadership & InfluenceAmazon

Describe when you had to balance technical excellence with execution speed. What did you...

BEHAVIORALMedium

Behavioral · Leadership JudgmentAmazon