Here is what the Amazon Data Scientist (L5) Interview Case Study process looks like:
TLDR
Candidate: Mona
Org: AWS
How it gets started: recruiter reached out on LinkedIn
Job level: L5
Year of Experience: 3 years as a data analyst
Degree: M.S in statistics
Offer: Yes
TC: ~200K USD
Location: Austin, TX
Interview process: 5 weeks
Preparation: 2 months
Has a job: yes
Decide to join: yes
Round 1 HR chat:
Basic questions such as whether willing to relocate to Texas, need H1-B sponsorship, why leaving the current company.
Technical screen round 1:
Several medium-level SQL coding questions need to know window functions such as LAG/LEAD, prepared SQL using SQLPad.
See more questions here: Amazon SQL Interview Coding Questions.
Technical screen round 2:
Resume deep dive. Tell me about your favorite project.
Leadership Principle questions: why amazon? Tell me about a time you disagree with your manager. How did you handle it?
Virtual Onsite:
Round 1: Leadership principle: general
- Tell me about a time you have to make a backup plan for a project deadline;
- Give me an example you solved a problem above and beyond;
- What are your biggest strength and weakness?
Round 2: leadership principle: Bar Raiser
- Questions about some projects on the resume
- Among the 15 leadership principles, which one do you like the most, and which one do you think is the least important?
- Give me an example you invented and simplified a solution for a complicated problem.
Round 3: Data engineering and machine learning
How to design a dashboard for executives (non-technical)?
Basic SQL questions.
How to evaluate a machine learning model, how to determine the importance of a feature.
How do you explain R-Square to non-technical people?
Round 4. Leadership principle: collaboration, cross-functional projects
Tell me about a time you worked on a project that involved more than two teams;
Tell me about a time you made an unpopular decision;
Tell me about a time you worked with non-technical people.
Round 5. Leadership, questions to ask with the hiring manager
Tell me about a time you helped a teammate;
What do you see yourself in 5 years;
Why do you want to join amazon?
Do you have any questions for us?
More sample Amazon leadership principle questions.
Offer
Received the job offer the following week.
