I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon in Nov 2021
Interview
Two individual interview meetings in total. Both are 1-hour calls with behavior and tech questions. I was even asked about system design in coding questions but the rest are relevant python and domain science questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe an occasion where you completed a task out of your comfort zone.
I was asked basic knowledge in deep learning and machine learning. Also had time of explaining my research. discussed how I can apply my research to the current project. Transformer architecture, bias-var tradeoff, use of positional encoding, long-term dependencies.
HackerRank assessment with solid, fair questions. Communication with the recruiting team was clear and professional throughout the process. I was invited to two additional interviews, one focused on research depth and the other on coding skills.
One phone screen on LeetCode-style medium coding question plus behavioral questions. One loop of three back to back interviews including one round of coding, two rounds of research plus behavioral questions.