TLDR: Rude incompetent recruiter and complete waste of time.
The recruiter called and didn't even bother introducing themselves like a regular interview. Then proceeded to brag about themselves and sneer at everything I said the whole time. Wouldn't interview here again. Seems like this person likes to pick out people and bully them as well as having some superiority complex. :) What a waste of my time.
J'ai postulé via la recommandation d'un employé. J'ai passé un entretien chez Cruise (San Francisco, CA)
Entretien
The interview process consisted of an initial recruiter screen followed by a technical phone interview focused on data structures and problem-solving in Python. The onsite loop included 4 rounds: one coding round (medium LeetCode-style problem), one system design round focused on building a scalable ML data processing pipeline, one backend/API design round, and one behavioral round. Interviewers emphasized real-world problem solving, tradeoffs, and communication. Overall, the process was structured and aligned with large-scale distributed systems and ML infrastructure.
J'ai passé un entretien chez Cruise (San Francisco, CA)
Entretien
Online submission. Then contacted by recruiter. The phone screening, and then onsite, which lasted an entire day in San Francisco office. Sat in a room while interviewers came and left.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
generic questions, nothing to really test what I knew. The interviewers seemed to not know how to interview a candidate and what to look for. I didn't want to work there after what i saw.
J'ai postulé en ligne. Le processus a pris 2 semaines. J'ai passé un entretien chez Cruise en nov. 2024
Entretien
The interview process consisted of a one-hour coding challenge followed by a one-hour deep dive with the hiring manager.
The coding challenge involved solving a LeetCode hard-level problem,
The discussion with the hiring manager focused on previous experience. Mismatch in chemistry. Rejected.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
coding round: lc high frequency hard
HM round: project deep dive