Standard 30-minute phone screen covering background, relevant experience, interest in the role, and compensation expectations. The conversation was friendly and straightforward overall, with one unexpected estimation-style question that felt out of place compared to the rest of the discussion.
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How many tennis balls would fit in the room you are currently in?
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Neara (Colorado Springs, CO) in Mar 2025
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4 + interviews with expectations of time spent at home learning or attempting to learn their software. I found the time spent and timeline way to extended and not very realistic for someone who is looking for a job.
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They asked me information about my previous employers proprietary software.
- first round:, coding algorithm interview, follow up questions
- second round 1: modify / update some example codes, test if you can cover some edge cases
- second round 2: system design, very domain specific
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Question 1
algorithms, practice basic algorithms
system design related to lidar data