I applied online.

Stage 1: Recruiter Screening (30 mins)

• Initial call to assess overall experience and determine appropriate role leveling.

Stage 2: Hiring Manager Interview (30 mins)

• Discussion of professional background.
• Focused on scenario-based questions (mostly behavioral/soft skills) with some high-level technical discussion.

Stage 3: Technical Architecture Deep Dive (90 mins)

• Definitions: Rapid-fire technical definitions (e.g., Data Lake, Generative AI, Feature Stores).
• Architecture Exercise (15 mins): Choice of 3 scenarios to design and present back to the interviewers.
• Follow-up: Continued technical definition questions based on the exercise.

Stage 4: Stakeholder Role Play (60 mins)

• Presentation: You present an architecture from a past project.
• Simulation: Treat the interviewers as business stakeholders.
• Q&A: A series of questions focused on how you communicate technical concepts to a non-technical or executive audience.

Stage 5: Leadership Sync (30 mins)

• Format: In-person interview.
• Interviewer: Senior leadership (Head of Department or Director level).

What is Generative AI?

What is a Feature Store?