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“didn't go well: (1) missing image data handling was not a good answer. i realized a better solution right after (2) hierarchical classification, how to do level by level? (3) overall infrastructure design including model training infra and streaming data serving”
“The recruiter did not explain very well about the second round. It turned out to be an AI assisted round that included solving for system architecture, implementation scope, staffing and project planning etc ”
“The process was more rigorous than anything I’d done at other big tech companies, but the recruiter was actually accurate and helpful on what to prepare. A few things caught me off guard: one round had the level of details and requirements for scalability.”
“Practical interviews, focussed on the role requirements. System design had unique twists, but nothing too out there.”
“The process was smooth and candidate friendly. The recruiter gave enough context about the rounds. I found the feedback received was at a very high level and not much details were shared specifically for the design round. ”
“The process went well. The screening round itself has two interviews: the behavioral one and the technical one. I didn't do well on the technical one, so the behavioral one was very much a formality, and it was very clear that the person had seen the feedback. ”
“About Why Anthropic. They seem to really care. The recruiter seemed like they were really busy to even talk to me. They got interested after we started speaking. One question on how I handled low performers. I wish I had prepared for recruiter screen. I thought it would be generic, but it was what decided the HM next round.”
“Interviewer were assessing for the role, They were looking for control plane experience. My experience is been with data plane and they were not interested with after then”
“The interviewers were prepared, were all very nice except for one of them. I think by the last round during the onsite they probably made up their mind on not to hire me, I got the feeling. If they had decided that, I think it's better to not waster both their time and mine. ”
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“The weirdest Anthropic round was the company values interview. It was almost like a therapy session, and honestly if you went to a therapist at some point, you will pass that round much more easily.”
“What was very unusual is they didn’t give me any tooling to draw the system design, so I just sketched it on a piece of paper and talked them through it, then we got into this oddly deep debate about whether hover-over history should count as a recommendation signal.”
