

Welcome to your interview for the Security Engineer role at Amazon.
The question is on your right: Push Back on Risky Launch. Take a moment with it first.
Talk your thinking through with me if you like - when you're confident, submit your answer and I'll grade it like a real screen. You have three graded attempts to score 7/10 or better.
You're preparing for a product launch and discover a security issue that could materially increase customer or business risk if released as planned. The product team wants to stay on schedule, and there is pressure to avoid delaying the launch.
Tell me about a time you had to push back on a product launch because of a security concern. How did you assess the risk, influence stakeholders, propose trade-offs, and drive the final decision?