Interview Process
The interview consisted of four rounds: Leetcode-style coding, System Design, ML Coding, and Culture Fit.
Overall Experience
The entire process was very relaxed and collaborative. Interviewers were friendly, approachable, and happy to provide hints or guidance when needed. Each one demonstrated strong professional expertise, which made the conversations both engaging and insightful. It was a genuinely enjoyable interview experience, and I would highly recommend it to others.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Character.AI
Interview
Recruiter found me on LinkedIn. Had 2 screening conversations, 1 with recruiter, 1 behavioral with manager. Followed up with a React-focused technical screen. Overall interviewer was friendly and question was not difficult, but requires familiarity with some React quirks (ie deep vs shallow copy, callbacks, etc). Focus was more on planning which data structure to be used in advance as functionality builds upon the foundation.
The process included multiple screening rounds and a founder call. I completed 2-3 technical interviews, each focused on a single in-depth technical question, with all conversations maintaining a technical focus.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design a transformer that solves the traveling salesman problem.