Interview process
I was weak on the API part so all else went well except that. Be good at RAG and AI agentic and AI systems. Also be good in web development (APIs, AWS deployment)
- Recruiter screen
- Online assessment
- Technical interview
- Final round
Interview rounds
8 questions across 4 roundsRecruiter screen
1 questionSpecific questions asked
Resume based screening
Online assessment
3 questionsSpecific questions asked
DSA question
React/angular coding question
Prompt engineering question
Technical interview
3 questionsSpecific questions asked
Given an API in json format, fetch the columns from it.
What is prompt engineering?
What different types are there?
RAG questions
Final round
1 questionSpecific questions asked
Behavioural questions
Interview tips
Prepare more depth in RAG and AI systems.
Company culture
Good. The interviewing company was so good that they brought water for me in the middle of meeting. They behaved very well.
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