Two Research-Focused Rounds, Then an Offer

First time sharing. Calling it an "interview report" is generous — it's more just my interview experience. Background: USNews Top 20 AI PhD, 3rd year, working on agent optimization and agentic RL. My publication record is pretty average, nothing that stands out — 2 ACL + 2 KDD + 1 EACL. I interned at Amazon before this. 03.17 Volcano Ark, AML Enterprise - RS team, HR call. Confirmed I could start…

Shared by a candidate · reported Jan 2026. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.