I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amazon (Tel Aviv-Yafo) in Nov 2024
Interview
1. Short "tell me about yourself".
2. 25 minutes about a specific project I did that deals with AI that I did previously (I chose what project to talk about).
3. 25 minutes of technical talk about a general CV problem and how I would solve it.
4. 5 minutes of "HR" questions - give me an example of ...
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give me an example of a novel feature you inserted into a project.
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.