Applied Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Applied Scientist roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Applied Scientist according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 33%
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
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There were two interviews. First interview had algorithm coding questions. Second interview had machine learning questions and it again there was algorithm coding questions. The interviewers were supportive and helpful.
I had one phone interview focused on ml breadth. Then a 5 hour onsite interview Focused on machine learning breadth, depth, application, coding, and mostly on leadership skills and principles
I applied through other source. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Nov 2021
Interview
First technical screening call. Even though I was told to read Amazon leadership principles beforehand, the call did not include any sort of behavioral questions. All questions were technical: basic stats and general machine learning knowledge
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you deal with categorical variables in logistics regression?