I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in May 2017
Interview
The interview begins with my thesis presentation followed by five rounds interviews. Only one interviewer tests my coding skills. Many leadership questions in every round. Free lunch with an Amazon employee.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Mar 2017
Interview
Applied online and was contacted for a couple of 45 minute phone interview process. Both were very similar - technical and behavioral type questions. Both the interviewers were very friendly.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe some criterion for model selection? Why is dimension reduction important?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
I got an email from a recruiter asking my interest on working at Amazon. (I don't know how he knew my contact). I sent my resume and was setup for 2 phone screening interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The interviewer was team manager and explained what his team is doing. After that, he asked me on my previous projects. He explained one of the projects his team is working on and asked me how to solve some specific problems related to the project.