Two stage Interview Process:
1. First technical interview about experience and skills: was confronted with an actual business problem they are facing and was asked about how I would go about solving
2. Coding and Machine Learning Interview: was held as two separate sessions - the coding one was a classical Leet Code interview with additional technical questions on ML concepts in the final part of the interview - for the ML Interview I was asked to select and review a paper (I chose "Attention Is All You Need") from a list they gave me which we then discussed in quite a lot of detail
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you apply a Transformer structure to a given problem at Align?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Align Technology (Raleigh, NC)
Interview
Online test, phone interview, Skype technical interview, onsite.
NC office very hands on actual business challenges, Align totally dominates its market but growing is impeded by limited NC talent pool. After talking to CA office low managers, unclear business goals, lack of perspective and insight, narrow technical expertise. Detached from new technology developments outside of the company. CA research is a weak link, company overall might be safe due to the current market conditions, but near future is not as bright due to new developments in 3-D printing.
I applied online. I interviewed at Align Technology (San Jose, CA) in Dec 2024
Interview
Contacted by recruiter/talent acquisition and then 3 rounds of interviews- 30 min personal interview over video with the hiring manager, 1 hour technical over video with 3 people, then onsite for 3 interviews and to give a 45 minute presentation.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Align Technology (San Jose, CA)
Interview
interview call with HR, very general questions about why you think you are a good fit. Visa status.
After ~1 week, video interview with HM. Mostly asked about my own projects. 1-2 questions about the core technical skills used in the team.
Get rejected after that. No feedback from them.
