INTERVIEWING FOR ML/AI ENGINEERS

Summary from the TLDR newsletter

The ML Systems Design interview, as an interview type, is very easy to do badly. Some companies run a parody of the Big Tech interview process, while others clearly have thought deeply about what they want, but they still don't conduct effective interviews. The interview process should be robust enough to avoid being fooled by people who are good at talking, but still accurate enough to calibrate the candidate's level as well as willingness to push out-of-band offers. The best pitch for a candidate is to present to them a slate of talented and thoughtful interviewers who could be their future co-workers, and an interview process rigorous enough to assure them that their co-workers have been thoroughly examined.