The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Pindrop
Interview
I did 4 phone interviews. Starting with a recruiter, an Audio engineer, VP research and the lead audio engineer. First, they explain what PinDrop is doing and then you jump in and out of technical interview question that usually start with your resume and then some keywords in machine learning and signal processing.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Python, Machine learning keywords, and signal processing basics. You want to be able to write Python codes on a google doc.
I applied through university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Pindrop (Atlanta, GA) in Nov 2015
Interview
There was one hour phone interview round which was technical. Topics covered were C/C++/Python coding, basics of signal processing and machine learning.
This was followed by an onsite round where there was a series of 4 rounds.
-First round covered algorithm development.
-Second round was a technical discussion where my projects and experience were discussed.
-Third round was a signal processing focused interview.
-The fourth round covered machine learning.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design a signal processing block that maps DTMF tones to the corresponding number.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Pindrop (Atlanta, GA) in Sept 2015
Interview
Had a call from recruiter. Three interview phone calls (Two engineers and finally a call from VP for job description and ). Second interview on site for half a day. They payed for tickets and one hotel night. Overall very professional and pleasant experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1-Programming question (very good and progressive one, I enjoyed it) 2-Machine learning and probability. 3- Audio and signal processing. 4- Interview with VP about job description and some technical questions.