Software Engineer - Machine Learning Interview Experience - Mountain View, California
Process
Applied online for the SE-ML role.
Had a technical phone screen with the Hiring Manager of the team, followed by a technical (coding-oriented) phone interview.
Onsite round consisted of 4 rounds in a unique format:
- 2 practical rounds (1 coding, 1 ML-focused) involved performing tasks within a codebase
- 1 ML paper implementation
- 1 behavioral
Questions
General coding LC medium questions.
Practical rounds were medium level but involved navigating a codebase.
Paper implementation may or may not be from the domain of your expertise.
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Quora Work Experiences
- 4.0Great Culture, Equity ConcernsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesMay 9, 2025Pros: Good remote-first culture, flat structure.Cons: Don't worry about options/equity expiring. Not enough people.
- 4.0Great Team, Low PaySoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesOctober 16, 2024Pros: Good employees at this company.Cons: Can pay more money to employees.
- 3.0Good culture, but no career developmentMachine Learning Engineer • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesMay 12, 2024Pros: Fully-remote Good WLB Good manage-up cultureCons: Uncertainty of the company's future development. No bonus.
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