I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in July 2023
Interview
I had two interviews with two different teams. Each one had two interviewers and was structured the same:
- Introduction
- Resume talk through, mostly discussing my research. Focused mainly on the technical aspects.
- Technical questions: random machine, learning questions, Explain a neural network architecture, Types of regularization, etc.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain from a high-level how a comp network handles image processing?
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.
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