I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at BRAIN CORP (San Diego, CA) in Jul 2019
Interview
After submitting the resume,recieved an email after 3 months to do an online coding test.
3 days later recived an invite for a skype interview.This included general questions related to C++ and python .
The next was another skype interivew with the team leader who asked me some questions related to standard tools , nothing technical.
Finally an onsite, which involved a discussion with people from different teams such as platform, navigation r&D, and HR.Overall there were 5 rounds
the first round was a basic introductroy round
second was a coding round
third was another technical discussion
fourth was a discussion with someone from research and development
fifth was a discussion with my prospective team leader.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1)Basic C++ questions like abstract classes,multithreading python multithreadin GIL
onsite focused on the same topics mentioned above plus a few additonal topics like
do you know what logging is,how would you debug your code given a linked list which has a cycle in it,find the longest chain and given any input string print out all the alphabets in sorted order along with how many times each alphabet occurs
Interviewed onsite for the Software Engineer, Proof of Concept role. The team members I met were friendly, and some conversations were interesting, especially around applied AI, robotics, and proof-of-concept development.
The process could have been more clear and consistent. The onsite instructions mentioned that AI coding tools were allowed/expected, but in one technical round I was told not to use them. Clearer expectations for each round would make the experience better for candidates.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The interview included a hands-on coding/project-style exercise, an OOP-based coding question where code was given directly with limited explanation, behavioral questions, and some applied ML questions. Some rounds were useful and interesting, but overall the interview process felt a bit unstructured, and in a few parts it seemed like the team was not fully prepared or aligned on what was expected from the candidate.
Called at a random time so couldn't be prepared. After that had a coding test. I have not gone further process due to my coding was not clean. Good luck to all who see this.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
CAD experience python coding about calculating the distance that how much the car moved,
There were 4-5 sessions.
In each session I interviewed with each teams' leaders. As for problem, I answered and discussion continued.
Overall interview atmosphere were good.
There was lunch time between morning and afternoon session.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked about basic robotics concepts like localization, calibration, etc.
and about several python questions, and C++.
Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at BRAIN CORP with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 36% positive. To compare, the company-average is 37.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 23 days to get hired, when considering 11 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at BRAIN CORP overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at BRAIN CORP as a Software Engineer according to 11 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 30%
Presentation: 25%
One on one interview: 20%
Group panel interview: 15%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Skills test: 5%
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