Machine Learning Engineer Interview Experience
Process
Really bad experience.
After submitting the application, HR asked me to set a 30-minute phone call. It was mainly about the job role and my experience.
It took two weeks after the phone call to set an interview with an engineer. The interview was mainly about Machine Learning and Deep Learning concepts in-depth.
The engineer was very rude and kept cutting me off while I was giving my answers. It seemed like he was forcefully conducting the interview and didn’t want to listen at all. I gave all of the answers correctly but already had the feeling that they didn’t want to hire me.
I followed up twice with HR after the interview. A few days later, they replied with the generic rejection email, as expected.
Questions
In-depth exploration of:
- SGD (Stochastic Gradient Descent)
- Activation functions
- Vanishing gradient problem
- R-CNN (Regions with Convolutional Neural Networks)
- Image processing techniques
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Lucid Motors Machine Learning Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
Lucid Motors's interview process for their Machine Learning Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Lucid Motors's Machine Learning Engineer interview process in United States.
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