Process
One live coding interview.
One LeetCode problem.
The interviewer explicitly told me the question was not hard.
I actually had two problems, but the first one was about Roman numerals, which I was not familiar with, so the interviewer just changed to another problem for me.
Questions
Reordering strings based on letter frequency
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Scale AI SWE Intern role in United States.
Success Rate
33%
Pass Rate
Scale AI's interview process for their SWE Intern roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Scale AI's SWE Intern interview process in United States.
Scale AI Work Experiences
1.0
Why not burnout faster?
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, CA
March 5, 2020
Pros: - The company is built on top of a group of extremely smart and hardworking people. It is not uncommon that some people work more than 50 hours regularly. By leveraging these extraordinary human resources, the company will no doubt be very successful in the short and medium term. Investors should be very proud of their bets.
Cons: - This company is a body shop. There is zero work life balance. The executives and managers do not care much of their people. They keep pushing new projects on the employees and let them burnout. The company provides not only lunch but also dinner everyday. You know why? Because people have to work super late and the catered dinner saves them time from going outside to grub food.
- The company has a solo focus on velocity. Engineers rush for new customer requests all the time and do not have time to architect or code properly. Priorities change every few days (yes, it sounds crazy). The former VP of engineering left the company because he did not agree with the company's over-emphasis on speed. Most of the engineering teams could not even plan a project of one month long. Most of the features are rushed and have accumulated a ton of tech debt, which has been causing a lot of damage now. If you are an engineer, you will not have the time to follow any of the best practices. Be prepared to become a lousy engineer if you work here for too long.
2.0
Exceptional ICs, questionable leadership
Software Engineer • Current Employee
February 13, 2023
Pros: Great events, a hardworking culture, and exceptional talent, especially for new grads. You will get insights into the AI industry and the direction of AI that will be great for your career, especially if you are young.
Cons: Inner circle around CEO and social clique runs the show. Definitely not a meritocracy. Coined phrase "clout-based decision making" (wtf?)
Questionable leadership at the upper levels resulting in attrition, burned out coworkers, and brilliant minds being underutilized to churn out mindless features that end up being throwaway work.
Everyone is stretched thin and working long hours. I don't know a single engineer who works 40 hours a week. "Why not faster?"
4.0
Great place to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
August 25, 2024
Pros: Great culture and smart people
Cons: A busy life and lots of work
- 1.0Why not burnout faster?Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, CAMarch 5, 2020Pros: - The company is built on top of a group of extremely smart and hardworking people. It is not uncommon that some people work more than 50 hours regularly. By leveraging these extraordinary human resources, the company will no doubt be very successful in the short and medium term. Investors should be very proud of their bets.Cons: - This company is a body shop. There is zero work life balance. The executives and managers do not care much of their people. They keep pushing new projects on the employees and let them burnout. The company provides not only lunch but also dinner everyday. You know why? Because people have to work super late and the catered dinner saves them time from going outside to grub food. - The company has a solo focus on velocity. Engineers rush for new customer requests all the time and do not have time to architect or code properly. Priorities change every few days (yes, it sounds crazy). The former VP of engineering left the company because he did not agree with the company's over-emphasis on speed. Most of the engineering teams could not even plan a project of one month long. Most of the features are rushed and have accumulated a ton of tech debt, which has been causing a lot of damage now. If you are an engineer, you will not have the time to follow any of the best practices. Be prepared to become a lousy engineer if you work here for too long.
- 2.0Exceptional ICs, questionable leadershipSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeFebruary 13, 2023Pros: Great events, a hardworking culture, and exceptional talent, especially for new grads. You will get insights into the AI industry and the direction of AI that will be great for your career, especially if you are young.Cons: Inner circle around CEO and social clique runs the show. Definitely not a meritocracy. Coined phrase "clout-based decision making" (wtf?) Questionable leadership at the upper levels resulting in attrition, burned out coworkers, and brilliant minds being underutilized to churn out mindless features that end up being throwaway work. Everyone is stretched thin and working long hours. I don't know a single engineer who works 40 hours a week. "Why not faster?"
- 4.0Great place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeAugust 25, 2024Pros: Great culture and smart peopleCons: A busy life and lots of work
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