I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Hyderābād) in Feb 2020
Interview
A recruiter contacted through LinkedIn. After preliminary screening, I got the technical assessment questions over an email which I had to reply within a 2-hour time span (One was programming question and other was on machine learning). Onsite one-on-one interview with Four people including one bar raiser interview.
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
What is your latest invention? Why did you think of that?
Looking back, I'm relieved I declined the offer, despite the intense experience. The interview process felt overwhelming, starting with some tough core ML concepts before diving into the LLM fundamentals. During the technical round, I recognized a tokenization question from a PracHub session I had done just a week before. It felt like a small win in an otherwise challenging interview. Ultimately, the pressure and expectations were high, but I felt it wasn't the right fit for me.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
LLM fundamentals: tokenization design and KL-regularized SFT
There are three rounds in total. The process begins with a coding round, followed by the main interview loop, where you will meet the team and discuss technical skills, experience, and fit.
First round is fun, second round, which is also the final round involved 5 sessions, with different focus. For some sessions, not be able to present my story completely, time was tight, and interviewers were rushing.