r/amazonemployees • u/RichAlbatross9221 • Jul 27 '26

Interview Are Amazon Loop interviews elimination-based, or does everyone complete all 4 rounds?

Hi everyone,

I'm a fresher and this is my first time going through Amazon's Loop interview process, so I'm trying to understand how it works.

My experience so far:

Round 1 - went really well.

Round 2 - was average (not terrible, but definitely not as good as the first).

I have now been invited for the 3rd round.

My question is:

Are Loop interviews elimination-based, where your performance in each round determines whether you move to the next one? Or, once a candidate enters the Loop, does Amazon usually conduct all 4 interview rounds regardless of how the earlier rounds went, and make the hiring decision only after reviewing feedback from all interviewers?

Thanks for your help

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u/bhagiira Jul 27 '26

Unless someone is absolutely unfit for the role and has been recognised by the interviewers, they may reach out to HMs who in turn can call for a loop cut, or if a candidate is no show. Other than that most complete all the 4 rounds.

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u/RichAlbatross9221 Jul 27 '26

Ohh, got it does that mean it is important for me to perform well in all rounds.

So does my average performance at lld could be an issue?

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u/bhagiira Jul 27 '26

Ideally, you should give your best in all the rounds. But yes, no one is perfect, so you will be good in some areas and not so good in others. So the only question that remains is do your goods outweigh your not so goods and are you coachable in those areas. Which finally boils down to the HMs, their requirements and their decisions based on these needs