Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
I had two interviews back-to-back, both 45 minutes.
1st Interview: Coding Round
- The interviewer asked me to go through and explain one of my projects from GitHub.
- After that, they asked a few technical Generative AI (GenAI) related questions.
2nd Round: System Design
The interviewer felt a bit off. The tone of all of his questions seemed to be challenging me, and he was interrupting frequently. He wasn't understanding my explanations at first and was laughing. Once he finally understood, he stopped. I didn't appreciate the attitude. The question itself wasn't overly difficult.
Questions
1st Interview: What is RAG, why do we use it, and metadata filtering? These were fairly easy questions. Then, I was asked a LeetCode easy/medium level coding question during a live coding session.
2nd Interview: Design a recommendation system for a store when the input is an API with only a user ID. He then asked a LeetCode medium/hard level coding question.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Visa Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
Visa's interview process for their Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Visa's Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Visa Work Experiences
- 5.0Startup within a corporationSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJanuary 19, 2016Pros: I was on an innovation team, and Visa did a lot for us. They sponsored many events, hackathons, Stanford design classes, and happy hours, and made sure the team was like a family. Visa also has many new technologies under way that will change how consumers use technology, from ATMs and IoT to 3D displays and smart cars. I definitely loved working at Visa.Cons: I was late on my project. Instead of helping me, my lead engineer took over, and I was left without a project. The next day, I was fired. My manager didn't give me a chance, nor did they talk to my co-workers, who were shocked too.
- 4.0Good Company, Bad EnvironmentFull Stack Developer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMarch 19, 2021Pros: It is a good company.Cons: It doesn't have a nice environment.
- 4.0Good First ExperienceSoftware Engineering Intern • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 22, 2015Pros: Great exposure to new technologies as part of the Operations & Infrastructure department. As a first-time intern, it was rewarding to interact with other full-time workers across teams and make contributions through code.Cons: It is hard to get work done quickly due to security constraints and required access approvals.
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