Take home around nuances of FP8. Was pretty interesting.
The next stage involved talking to the CEO, Eric.
He asked to derive the optimal algorithm for ring all reduce (popular in distributed training) .
It’s fair game to ask about domain specific specific things, but:
1) recruiter insisted nothing specialized would be asked, and there is nothing to brush up on ahead of time.
2) Eric also claimed the interview wouldn’t be specific to distributed training, which is odd given his choice of questions.
He seemed annoyed that I only had a non-optimal solution.
The main issue in this process is lack of professionalism. The recruiter mocked me several times, and hid important information.
Interestingly enough, the only thing they shipped thus far is marketing blog posts.
If you feel passionate about interviewing there, watch for the following:
(1) how close are they to actually shipping?
(2) is the recruiter showing lack of enthusiasm early on? Bail.
Brush up on distributed training essentials, and you’ll crush this.
