I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Building Materials Europe (Amsterdam) in Dec 2024
Interview
HR Interview:
20 minute talk with the recruiter, she tells me about the company and I tell about my experience. She starts asking questions about data engineering, I can answer all of them but she points out that I didn't use some of the terms she had on her list (e.g. one difference between Delta Lake and a traditional data lake is ACID).
Then to my surprise she starts asking machine learning-related questions, and explains that "I know I know, the company is looking for 2 people for the price of 1" and that "there are lots of Indians applying for this position who know everything." (!) She told me that I'm not a fit for the role because I'm not "super senior" and "not heavy" :)
Overall the recruiter was friendly, and I felt that she doesn't agree with the requirements. But generalizing that Indians are a better fit (and this by a European recruiter...) was quite the red flag about the company culture.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are hyperparameters and what are methods for fine-tuning them?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 8 weeks. I interviewed at Building Materials Europe in Nov 2023
Interview
Very professional and structured procedure. Feedback was given after each step of the selection process. Company recruiter made sure that the process went fast and smooth. Due to a mismatch in expectations we didn't continue.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Building Materials Europe (Amsterdam) in Jun 2023
Interview
There were 3 rounds of interviews. The first being an introductory phone call with the hiring manager, where they explained the role and its tasks.
The second interview was with the hiring manager and a specialist of the department. This time, they dived deeper into the requirements of the role, and you get to ask questions afterward.
After this, I was offered the internship but had to have a final interview with the head of HR and the head of the department I'll be interning in. This interview was more intense, and they had more questions for me. In the end, I also got to ask questions.
After 2 days, I officially got the internship.
The process was pretty quick, in my opinion. From the initial contact to the official offer, it took 7 business days. Do note this was for an internship. For an official position, the process may be different.
