I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at eBay in Oct 2020
Interview
The interview process consists of 8 interviews: 2 phone, and 6 onsite.
In a phone interview, one was generic ML, and another one was more ML depth plus little coding(ML related).
On onsite interviews there were 6 rounds, most of them were ML depth, ML coding focused except one leetcode focused. Though everyone on the panel was exceptionally good, the interview process itself was a bit faulty. Interviews were scattered all over places, generally Coding, ML depth happens in the first half, but in my process, it was all haphazard. My last round was leetcode focused and after 5 hours of rigorous interviews it was tough to focus and it didn't go that well.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Find the median of a large-scale dataset (without sorting).
I applied online. I interviewed at eBay (Kleinmachnow) in Feb 2026
Interview
I progressed through multiple interview stages for a research role and was invited to attend onsite interviews. Based on the confirmed schedule, I arranged my travel plans in advance, including planning train tickets and organizing my stay to ensure I could attend the in-person round without delays. However, shortly before the scheduled interview, I was informed that the role had been put on hold and the interview was cancelled.Earlier communication regarding the possibility of the role being paused, or confirming role stability before inviting candidates onsite, would significantly improve the candidate experience. On a positive note, the technical interview conversations prior to this were engaging and professional, and I appreciate the time invested by the interviewers. I hope the process can become more predictable and transparent for future candidates.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe challenging projects that you have worked on
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at eBay (San Jose, CA) in May 2024
Interview
I applied through referral from the hiring manager . The first round was one 60- min coding round and one 60-min ML deep dive. Did not pass the screening round. Their interview process varies across team and they have no cool-off period which is good.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
2 leetcode type coding question, but not from leetcode directly. The first one was supposed to be warm up, but interviewer pressed on getting to the most optimal solution and spent majority time there. Was not able to solve the actual question which was a DP problem.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at eBay in Mar 2023
Interview
Got positive feedback for the interview. But I was told they don't have HCs after one month. Should tell candidates this at the beginning instead of giving ~10 rounds interview. Sign.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
NDA, but very simple questions. For non NDA question, describe your related work experience.
