I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Bengaluru) in Dec 2025
Interview
It was quite resume based + transformer theory was asked. the interviewer was quite chill and didn't expect much from me. the interview lasted 1 hour. it stared with my resume for half an hour after that he asked me various questions related to transformers
Other Applied Scientist Intern Interview Reviews for Amazon
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.