Applied Scientist Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Applied Scientist Intern roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Applied Scientist Intern according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 50%
Skills test: 50%
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It was an hour long interview- 30 mins description of past projects involving leadership qualities + 30 mins DSA (one question) on Depth First Search. Got rejected after the interview.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Santa Clara, CA) in Apr 2025
Interview
A coding interview followed by two technical interviews with a Senior Applied Scientist and an Applied Scientist. The coding interview was on LeetCode style data structures and algorithms problems. The technical interviews tested the breadth and depth of your domain knowledge on Deep learning and Signal processing in my case.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How did you apply amazon leadership principles when faced with a problem in your experience?
I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Feb 2025
Interview
2 rounds focused on behavioral questions and technical questions around ML basics, RL. The interview then gave me an open-ended problem related to my research area and asked me how I would address it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me how you tackled a difficult situation at work?Have you worked on any impactful projects?