I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at BenevolentAI (London, England) in Mar 2020
Interview
Excellent from start to finish: some Python exercises, meeting the team, and talking to management. The Python code was a little bit confusing due to some requirements, but after talking to the interviewers we were able to proceed.
Had the first interview with a member of the HR team. Was emailed right after saying that they were very impressed with me and that they would email me within the week to schedule the next interview. Didn't hear back for a couple of weeks of not hearing back and was told they were not going to be hiring for that position anymore. Two days later I got a very similar email saying the same thing again (probably an automated email).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Where do you see yourself in 5 year?
Why BenevolentAI?
What are you looking for in your next role?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at BenevolentAI (London, England) in May 2022
Interview
The interview process went very smoothly. I especially enjoyed the section called "Engineering fit" where I had the chance to talk about engineering best practices with a company engineer and discuss my day to day work.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
3 coding & algorithms sections, 1 engineering fit section
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at BenevolentAI (London, England) in Apr 2022
Interview
The interview process with Benevolent was broken into three stages. The first stage was a call with a member of the Talent Acquisition team, Brady. In this call, we spoke a little about my background and what I was looking for in a new role. I was also given lots of information about Benevolent, the role, and the compensation package.
The second stage was a technical screen (Hackerrank) with one engineer. Before this, I was asked to sign an NDA for the remainder of the interview process.
The final stage was broken into three sections. First was another technical question (again, Hackerrank) with one engineer. The second was a call with two engineers where we discussed software engineering practices. After a short break, the final section was another Hackerrank question with one engineer.
After this, I had another call with Brady where he gave me feedback on my performance in the interviews, and was given an offer!
Overall, the interview process was excellent. It was great to have one point of contact who I could reach out to with any questions I had. I also really appreciated the thorough feedback I was given.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
All the Hackerrank questions were standard algorithmic ones.
