I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Feb 2020
Interview
Two phone interviews, then on-site.
on-site: Presentation + 2 interviews + lunch + 3 interviews
The recruiters are professional and helpful. While, the team matching is a unequal information game between teams and interviewee.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
a lot of behavior questions. also some very basic machine learning and algebra questions.
Applied for Amazon AGI. After first round, it will go into full round of multiple interviews. Lots of modern LLM training technic questions. There are still some behavioral questions, but less than general Amazon roles.
Interviewed with 1 phone screen, 1 coding, 2 ml design and 2 lp rounds. Most questions were non-leetcode questions more related to day to day ml implementations. The questions were very practical.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Amazon (Tokio) in Apr 2026
Interview
The interview for the Applied Scientist position primarily focused on three core components: technical questions regarding machine learning, a live coding assessment, and a detailed review of my professional experience.