I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon (New York, NY) in Apr 2021
Interview
All remote, two rounds of phone screening involving coding questions, followed by a remote "on-site" that lasted roughly 6 hours (with an hour break).
The interviewers were all friendly, and each interview involved a mix of technical, and behavioral, in which they were trying to judge one particular aspect of the Amazon leadership principles.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you disagreed with your boss/mentor and how you handled it
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.