Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Recursive as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for MLE intern and rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for MLE intern and roles were rated as the easiest.
The first step was a take home assignment without deadline. The exercices were about implemented the training step of a simple ML model, nparrays manipulations and training a model from time series predictions.
The first step was a take home assignment without deadline. The exercices were about implemented the training step of a simple ML model, nparrays manipulations and training a model from time series predictions.
The second step was a 1-hour online coding test with leat code problems.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Recursive in May 2025
Interview
1. Homework on Machine Learning (Four questions related to machine learning, modeling, and optimization)
2. Leetcode interview (Recruitment was actively stopped)
3. Homework Review Call
4. Paper Presentation + Cultural Call
5. Final Interview