I have a technical phone interview first, which will include some common project-related questions with a focus on ML, as well as an easy-level coding question. After that are 5 rounds of virtual onsite interviews.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Vancouver, BC) in Apr 2025
Interview
The final round will cover five competencies—Science Breadth, Science Depth, Application, Coding, and a Bar‑Raiser interview—and all sessions are typically completed within one or two days.
I was arranged into 2 days.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Bar‑Raiser: A lot of examples for the leadership principles.
Breadth: ML concepts
Depth: Statistics, which was not expected
Coding; ML + LC code
Application: group-related problem
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon in Apr 2025
Interview
Technical screening interview: 1)Discussion of a recent project at work, 2) machine learning breadth of knowledge questions, 3) coding question. I did not pass but think it was very reasonable overall for that team’s needs
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How BERT works; code simulation of discrete probability distribution