Bright Machines Interview Questions
& Process
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and how the experience turned out.
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Control Engineer
Mid Average Positive experience Decline offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Onsite Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
It started with a call from the recruiter, then I had an in-person interview with the team leader. They wanted me to talk about my experience with servo motors, robots, and automation and asked some technical and professional questions about it.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- Can you explain the working principle of a servo motor and the reason for its two channels?
- Tell me about your professional background in servo motors, robots, and automation.
- What technical inquiries do you have regarding servo motors, robots, and automation?
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Software Engineer
Senior Easy Negative experience Decline offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite Offer
Interview formats
Technical System Design
I had an interview scheduled with someone overseas, but they didn't show up initially because the coordinator didn't know how to set up Zoom meetings. When I finally had the interview, the interviewer seemed very disrespectful of my time and it felt like they were interviewing from a daycare. They barely looked at my resume and didn't ask any relevant questions, plus their communication was terrible. After the interview, the coordinator wasn't even notified it happened and tried to schedule me with the same person again, which I had to work hard to cancel. The person who conducted the system design interview came across as really arrogant, making me not want to work there. I was offered 250K base plus options, but after looking into it, the company is using a SPAC deal, and the options seem overvalued. I'd need four times the options they offered to match my current total compensation.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Can you explain Tree Traversal?
- Tell me about Dynamic Programming.
- How would you approach this Systems Design Question that was copied from the Internet?
Bright Machines
Sales Development Representative
Entry Easy Positive experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
It started with a recruiter screen, then a few more interviews with people who work around the role. Everyone I met was nice and seemed to really believe in what the company was doing. The first chat was mostly about getting to know me and seeing if I was a fit. They talked a lot about the company and what they do, so I focused on showing I was genuinely interested and excited about BM, rather than just rushing through my resume. Since it was more of a chat than a list of questions, I found it helpful to ask something like 'What part of my resume/experience would you like to know more about, that seems interesting to you for this role?'
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you walk me through your background and tell me a bit about yourself?
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Operations Analyst
Entry Average Negative experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call
Interview formats
Behavioral
The interview started with a phone screen with a recruiter. I felt like I didn't have a chance with this person. After I introduced myself, they gave a long explanation about the company, team, and role, which took up most of the interview. I only had time to ask one other question. At the end, they said they weren't really feeling it. This was the worst interview experience I've had, even though the recruiter had experience at companies like Nike. I'm sure Bright Machines is a great company, but this was not a good experience for me.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Tell me about yourself.
Bright Machines Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Bright Machines interview reports.
“Can you explain the working principle of a servo motor and the reason for its two channels?”
Read reports →“Can you write code to determine if a string reads the same forwards and backwards?”
Read reports →“Could you explain how to find islands in a grid of 0s and 1s?”
Read reports →“How would you write a program to locate the first 'island' within a given array?”
Read reports →“Can you explain Tree Traversal?”
Read report →“What are your thoughts on the 'customer is always right' philosophy?”
Read report →“Tell me about Dynamic Programming.”
Read report →“What technical inquiries do you have regarding servo motors, robots, and automation?”
Read report →“How do you work between the digital and physical world?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 13 Bright Machines interview reports.