New Grad Machine Learning Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California
December 5, 2025
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I applied through college or university. The process took one day.
They had four rounds. The first round was coding, and the rest were theoretical machine learning rounds focusing on NLP and statistical ML, including transformers and attention mechanisms. Stats ML covered logistic and linear regression.
Questions
Explain the math behind the attention mechanism.
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Interview Statistics
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Pass Rate
Zoom's interview process for their New Grad Machine Learning Engineer roles in San Jose, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Zoom's New Grad Machine Learning Engineer interview process in San Jose, California.
Zoom Work Experiences
3.0
Not sure where the company is heading. Wasted potential
Machine Learning Engineer • Former Employee
San Jose, California, United States
February 16, 2024
Pros: - You get paid, and there's work to be done.
- Decent WLB, but that also depends on your team.
Cons: - Hypocritical management and CEO.
- Tries to copy everything Microsoft does with very poor execution.
- Throws AI at everything without a clear mission.
- Salary increments and bonus cuts in the last few years despite large amounts of cash in the bank.
3.0
Great team, company culture could improve
Software Development Engineer (SDE) • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
August 4, 2024
Pros: I love working with my team. My manager is supportive and, overall, a great manager.
Cons: Culture is very much a product-first type company versus an engineering-first company.
5.0
Great, but growing pains
Junion Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
June 3, 2025
Pros: Great company that actually values their employees as well as their customers. Plenty of opportunity to grow, at least in my org. Best part may be the culture. It all starts from the top, and the CEO really sets the pace.
Cons: Growing pains. As the company grows, things change. You start to notice the family-ness is getting less and less; however, these are signs of growth that any company struggles with. You just have to ride it out.
- 3.0Not sure where the company is heading. Wasted potentialMachine Learning Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesFebruary 16, 2024Pros: - You get paid, and there's work to be done. - Decent WLB, but that also depends on your team.Cons: - Hypocritical management and CEO. - Tries to copy everything Microsoft does with very poor execution. - Throws AI at everything without a clear mission. - Salary increments and bonus cuts in the last few years despite large amounts of cash in the bank.
- 3.0Great team, company culture could improveSoftware Development Engineer (SDE) • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesAugust 4, 2024Pros: I love working with my team. My manager is supportive and, overall, a great manager.Cons: Culture is very much a product-first type company versus an engineering-first company.
- 5.0Great, but growing painsJunion Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesJune 3, 2025Pros: Great company that actually values their employees as well as their customers. Plenty of opportunity to grow, at least in my org. Best part may be the culture. It all starts from the top, and the CEO really sets the pace.Cons: Growing pains. As the company grows, things change. You start to notice the family-ness is getting less and less; however, these are signs of growth that any company struggles with. You just have to ride it out.
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