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Tom Ashton

@tom_ashton

Interview Coach and Former Amazon Bar Raiser

United Kingdom
English
About me
Former Amazon Bar Raiser with 400+ interviews across software engineering, product, programme management and other technical roles. I worked with hiring managers across many teams and led debriefs where hiring decisions were made. I now run realistic Amazon-style behavioural mock interviews. You’ll receive probing follow-up questions, candid feedback and practical help improving your STAR stories, Leadership Principles coverage, clarity and evidence. My goal is simple: help you understand how your answers land with an experienced interviewer, and make them stronger before the real interview.... Read more

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I will conduct an amazon mock interview as a former bar raiser
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Work experience

Amazon

Senior Software Development Engineer and Bar Raiser

Amazon • Full-time

Nov 2012 - May 2025 • 12 yrs 6 mos

Alongside my engineering role, I served as an Amazon Bar Raiser and completed more than 400 interviews across a wide range of technical roles, teams and seniority levels. I partnered with hiring managers, assessed candidate evidence against role expectations and Amazon’s Leadership Principles, and led debriefs where hiring decisions were made. As a senior software engineer, I also worked on technically demanding systems including Alexa, speech synthesis and large-scale supply-chain simulation. This combination of technical and interviewing experience enables me to ask realistic follow-up questions, recognise strong evidence and provide clear, actionable feedback.