Process
First is an HR call, then an online assessment for coding. This will be followed by several interviews with different people about previous experiences in ML (Machine Learning), LLM, NLP, and Information Retrieval.
Questions
Project of Machine Learning - LLM
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Amazon ML Scientist role in United Kingdom.
Success Rate
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Pass Rate
Amazon's interview process for their ML Scientist roles in the United Kingdom is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
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Neutral100%
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Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Amazon's ML Scientist interview process in United Kingdom.
Amazon Work Experiences
1.0
Good Pay, Toxic Culture
Software Engineer (SWE II) • Current Employee
Edinburgh, undefined, United Kingdom
October 9, 2025
Pros: Good pay.
* Free banana
* Free apple
* Free orange
* Free milk
Cons: Toxic culture,
bad environment,
high pressure,
legacy code.
4.0
Loads of opportunities to develop
Software Development Manager • Current Employee
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
October 5, 2018
Pros: High hiring bar = super-smart colleagues.
Broad range of projects across disparate domains, allowing for new challenges without moving company.
No ivory towers: everyone shares their knowledge, and anyone can challenge anyone else's proposals regardless of level or experience.
Plenty of career opportunities: role shifts encouraged & SDE progression does not mean management (although I chose to!).
Competitive salary, benefits & RSUs.
Cons: No one will stop you taking things on: if you don't learn to say "no", you can easily get swamped.
Extremely wide grades mean promotions are infrequent (it may take 10+ years to get promoted once you've reached 5+ years' experience) and very high-effort.
5.0
A great place to progress your engineering skills!
Software Development Engineer III • Current Employee
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
March 4, 2016
Pros: Endlessly challenging and varied work across multiple domains.
Get to work with an up-to-date technology stack, use the best tools for the job.
Super-high hiring bar means working with some of the very best engineers.
Supportive company, pro-actively promotes a healthy work/life balance.
Internally very open and direct communication structure.
Decent salary, certainly competitive, and good benefits.
Cons: Document-heavy planning processes can feel a little waterfall at times.
A downside to one of the upsides: the open and direct communication means a lot of communication.
There's a relatively high recruiting burden as the company grows.
On-call has been a little invasive in previous projects.
There's a broken promotion process and only three engineering grades, which means if you like to see career progress in job titles, it's the wrong company for you.
- 1.0Good Pay, Toxic CultureSoftware Engineer (SWE II) • Current EmployeeEdinburgh, undefined, United KingdomOctober 9, 2025Pros: Good pay. * Free banana * Free apple * Free orange * Free milkCons: Toxic culture, bad environment, high pressure, legacy code.
- 4.0Loads of opportunities to developSoftware Development Manager • Current EmployeeEdinburgh, Scotland, United KingdomOctober 5, 2018Pros: High hiring bar = super-smart colleagues. Broad range of projects across disparate domains, allowing for new challenges without moving company. No ivory towers: everyone shares their knowledge, and anyone can challenge anyone else's proposals regardless of level or experience. Plenty of career opportunities: role shifts encouraged & SDE progression does not mean management (although I chose to!). Competitive salary, benefits & RSUs.Cons: No one will stop you taking things on: if you don't learn to say "no", you can easily get swamped. Extremely wide grades mean promotions are infrequent (it may take 10+ years to get promoted once you've reached 5+ years' experience) and very high-effort.
- 5.0A great place to progress your engineering skills!Software Development Engineer III • Current EmployeeEdinburgh, Scotland, United KingdomMarch 4, 2016Pros: Endlessly challenging and varied work across multiple domains. Get to work with an up-to-date technology stack, use the best tools for the job. Super-high hiring bar means working with some of the very best engineers. Supportive company, pro-actively promotes a healthy work/life balance. Internally very open and direct communication structure. Decent salary, certainly competitive, and good benefits.Cons: Document-heavy planning processes can feel a little waterfall at times. A downside to one of the upsides: the open and direct communication means a lot of communication. There's a relatively high recruiting burden as the company grows. On-call has been a little invasive in previous projects. There's a broken promotion process and only three engineering grades, which means if you like to see career progress in job titles, it's the wrong company for you.
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