Canva

Senior Machine Learning Engineer Interview Experience - Sydney, Australia

February 7, 2024

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

HR was very nice. The following technical interview was quite nerve-wracking for me, because I didn't expect it to require such basic implementations for a Senior position. My nervousness unfortunately cost me an offer.

Questions

Implement some classic Machine Learning algorithms.

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Canva's interview process for their Senior Machine Learning Engineer roles in Sydney, Australia is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive50%

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Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Canva's Senior Machine Learning Engineer interview process in Sydney, Australia.

Canva Interview Questions

Basic Calculator

Hard

Implement a basic calculator to evaluate a simple expression string. The expression can contain parentheses, addition, and subtraction.

ArraysStringsStacks

Basic Calculator II

Medium

Implement a basic calculator to evaluate a simple expression string. The expression can contain non-negative integers, '+', '-', '*', '/' operators, and spaces; integer division should truncate toward zero.

StringsStacks

Game of Life

Medium

Simulate the Game of Life, updating the state of a board based on the rules of cell survival and death in each generation. Modify the board in place to represent the next generation.

Arrays