I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Amazon in Oct 2016
Interview
Data structure and algorithms. The phone interview lasts for 40 minutes. No questions on my background and research. All questions are about data structure and algorithm. Then online coding session. Only one question about 3 sum from 3 arrays. How to find three element from 3 arrays that have sum of 0. What's the time complexity and space complexity of your algorithm.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The difference of linked list and array. Time complexity of deleting and adding an element to linked list and array.
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.