I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (San Francisco, CA) in Jan 2019
Interview
2 interviews on different days. A mix of technical, behavioral, and experience questions. Technical questions range from probability to data structures to machine learning. Ample time is provided between he 2 interviews and they do try to accommodate you in your days according to your convenience.
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.