Initial Coding assessment (online). Hiring Manager Round. Went in depth on my projects and experience. Virtual Onsite (2 ML Rounds basic ML/DL questions and some behavioral questions, 1 Team Lead Round - Asked a system design question). This was for Summer 2025 position.
I applied through university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Zoox (California, MD) in Dec 2024
Interview
First round was on a screening call asking about general questions . Second was a tehnical interview in C++ asking me to solve a problem on a leetcode like platform
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me a question about airline fares and extra charges and what would be an better airline ticket to purchase
I applied online. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Zoox (Foster City, CA) in Oct 2024
Interview
I received a coding test from the recruiter.. It was a take-home type test. There was no definite deadline given to me by the recruiter, so I submitted the test one week after receiving it. The test was in Python. The recruiter said this test submission will be forwarded to the hiring team. I received a rejection email from the recruiter 3 days after submitting this test stating no specific reason other than that I did not pass this time, and they have moved on to other candidates that better suit their needs.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
It was a 90-minute test with 2 programming questions. One was a medium level, and the other one was quite hard. The medium-level question was based on evaluating arithmetic expressions using operator precedence without built-in functions. The one which was hard was to count the minimum horses from overlapping neigh sounds or return 'Invalid' if inconsistent.
