Process
The interview was over an hour long. The interview process was super simple. I had to present an interesting case, followed by 30 minutes of questions by the interviewer, where they also explained what their group does. The interviewer was nice. The questions were mostly technical, with behavioral questions at the end. A PhD person was selected in the end.
Questions
Explain Transformer architecture.
Quantization of models.
Attention.
And most stuff from my resume and work.
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Interview Statistics
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Success Rate
IBM's interview process for their AI Intern roles in San Jose, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for IBM's AI Intern interview process in San Jose, California.
IBM Work Experiences
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