Process
They gave me a take-home coding exercise to train a model in JS (yes, JavaScript). I used a JS package for ML training, but it had compatibility issues. I had to patch it and informed them about the patch in my exercise. They responded that it is not good engineering practice and said they would not continue.
My other option was to write matrix multiplication, etc., from scratch in JS, which would have taken a lot of time on their interview task. I didn't do that, thinking they would eventually care about demonstrating ML skills in an uncomfortable language for many ML practitioners. It seems I was wrong.
Questions
Take-home coding exercise about model training on JavaScript.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Hugging Face ML Engineer role in Turkey.
Success Rate
Hugging Face's interview process for their ML Engineer roles in Turkey is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Hugging Face's ML Engineer interview process in Turkey.
Hugging Face Work Experiences
- 1.0Bad management, subpar pay and no visionML Engineer • Former EmployeeMay 30, 2025Pros: Open Source experience is helpful.Cons: Bad management, subpar pay, and no vision. All employees are forced to do marketing of the company via their personal social media handles. It is a marketing company trying hard to stay relevant in the guise of a ML company.
- 5.0Uniquely amazingML Engineer • Current EmployeeParisNovember 2, 2022Pros: - You work on the most interesting SOTA projects - You can work on whatever field or subject in which you find interest. A lot of freedom is given on that. - No bureaucracy, security, and administrative things since what you do is Open Source. A lot of autonomy on the way you want to work - Work with awesome OSS people! - Office in Paris, really nice people and a great ambiance.Cons: - If you are too passionate, you might work a lot.
- 1.0Nice office but low pay and moraleML Engineer • Current EmployeeAugust 13, 2026Pros: Good work and a nice office.Cons: Low salary and low morale.
