I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (Berlin) in Dec 2021
Interview
One phone interview with a senior technical recruiter. She wanted to gauge my interest in an advertised position. My CV received interest from a group, with whom my research has a huge overlap.
She was very friendly, and promptly responded to my emails. I have scheduled the technical interview and waiting on their confirmation email.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The recruiter asked about my background in machine learning and why I am want to switch from academia (currently finalizing my PhD thesis) to the industry. Particularly, why at Amazon.
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.