Software Engineer - Machine Learning Interview Experience
Process
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks.
I met the recruiter at a campus career fair. I then had an initial 1-hour technical phone interview, and then a week later, a second 1-hour technical phone interview. About a week later, I then had a virtual onsite of 5 technical interviews, covering software engineering algorithms/data structures and machine learning concepts.
Questions
They asked me about my machine learning research and projects.
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Success Rate
SambaNova's interview process for their Software Engineer - Machine Learning roles is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for SambaNova's Software Engineer - Machine Learning interview process.
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