I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Amazon (Londres, Inglaterra) in Apr 2024
Interview
My interview experience at Amazon was highly focused on my academic background and research publications. The interviewer delved deep into the content of my papers. Additionally, they inquired about my past experiences, drawing connections between my research and the role I was applying for.
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.