I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon in Apr 2025
Interview
Technical screening interview: 1)Discussion of a recent project at work, 2) machine learning breadth of knowledge questions, 3) coding question. I did not pass but think it was very reasonable overall for that team’s needs
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How BERT works; code simulation of discrete probability distribution
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.