I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Verisian
Interview
it started directly with a hackerrank coding challenge. i did not pass, i don't know more. it was hard, be sure to know the relevant libraries and frameworks. it seems that the level is quite high
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Coding challenge of 2h. One problem with BFS/DFS. One problem was on ML / LLMs / retrieval, where one had to complete an already started implementation of a simple retrieval system using faiss + langchain. be sure to have them reharsed, or you'll lose a lot of time
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Verisian in Oct 2023
Interview
There were about 5 stages, starting with a HackerRank coding test, followed by a couple logic and reasoning tests, one architecture test and a final culture and values evaluation.
The HackerRank test had 3 questions and included one algorithms question and one about basic programming language usage.
The logic tests were straightforward and I passed through these 3 first stages in the course of 1 week.
The final 2 interviews:
- the architecture one was an open ended discussion about an ongoing product solution, where I discussed with one of the founders, Henning, trying to reach a sensible strategy
- the culture interview was peculiar, I was not prepared for being asked some deep questions, which required some introspection, but I was quite pleased by the following discussion I had; this interview was also held by the other founder, Tomás
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If there is something I would regret looking back at my life in the far future, what could that be?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Verisian in Jul 2023
Interview
Extremely lengthy and involved interview process. Understandably as a pre-seed startup they need to be very selective of who they hire, but the process was slow and strenuous. Although the interviewers were nice and punctual, the interviews were quite unorthodox. There was no live coding. 1.5 hour hackerrank (fixing a React website, graph theory problem), then a 30 min conversation with CEO, then 1 hour online aptitude (IQ) test, then 1 hour architecture interview, then 1 hour logical riddles. Entire process lasted over a month and got a rejection after. I believe I wasn't given a fair chance to demonstrate my abilities that pertain to the job, but it seems like an IQ test score and logical riddle solving ability is what they're looking for.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Architecture interview is more like a conversation about what you've used in the past, questions about tech stack you're familiar with, and what kind of technical problem you've encountered and how you've solved it. During the logic interview, I was asked the question about burning two fuses to measure 45 mins; arranging dominoes on a chess board where corners are removed; permutation question about the ant on a 5x5 grid; and blind men losing their colored socks and rearranging them without seeing them. All of these questions are found on Google.