I applied online. I interviewed at VinAI Research in Jul 2022
Interview
ML heavy, coding realistic examples with 1-1 online meeting. So far I like the experience and culture here, no arguements. However, there are certain parts that could be improve. The goal is to create a chess-playing language model with under 1 million parameters, which is roughly the number of neurons in a honey bee's brain. At this scale, efficiency and clever architecture choices are key! We are not targetting superhuman performance, but rather exploring how well small models can learn the rules of chess, the goal being (only) to play legal moves.
Overall, the interview went quite smoothly. I would say it is an average technical interview at a tech/research company. Interviews can be online and offline, which is very convenient for applicants.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Experience with AI-related course-work and projects.
There are three round interviews, with HR, Tech-Lead, PM. The process took about one month. That was the online interview. If you pass the interview with Tech-Lead, you will have a chance to have talk with the PM about the project.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. What is the most impressive project that makes you proud? Explain why?
2. Why do you think you will the best fit for this position?