I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Dec 2018
Interview
Initially reached out by a recruiter. After a week, I went through a 1h initial screen interview composed of 25min of basic questions on Machine Learning and 25min of coding. Next, I was invited for the on-site interview which lasted 6h, 1h per interviewer plus 1h lunch break with a team member.
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Question 1
Basic machine learning questions, two coding puzzles, lots of behavioral 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 (Tokyo) 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.