Nuro Research Scientist Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 7 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Nuro.
Nuro
Research Scientist
Entry Easy Positive experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call
Interview formats
Behavioral
It was a 30-minute phone chat where we went over my basic info like my degree and if I needed visa sponsorship. We also discussed my past projects that are relevant to the job and the role itself. The interviewer was great and pointed me towards the next steps.
Confirmed questions1 question
- What makes you want to work for our company?
Nuro
Machine Learning Research Scientist
Mid Difficult Neutral experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Technical screen Offer
Interview formats
Technical Coding
So my interview process kinda changed a bit midway cuz the team was like, 'we're not sure what we're looking for.' After I passed the ML rounds, the recruiter hit me up and said they decided to add LC style DS/algorithms coding interviews too. They told me to expect an easy/medium LeetCode problem. I ended up getting a hard one and then got rejected.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- High level machine learning questions
- Leetcode style DS/algorithms question
- LC style easy/medium problem
Nuro
Machine Learning Research Scientist
Entry Difficult Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Coding Technical
First, I had a chat with the recruiter. Then, there was a coding phone screen that lasted about 30 minutes. During the screen, I was asked to implement a directed graph class that included topological sort and cycle detection. The interviewer was really particular about how I structured the class, even though my implementation was equivalent in terms of time and memory. I tried to explain my approach, but they seemed to only understand one specific way of doing it, so I ended up implementing it their way. The second part involved writing the topological sort using the data structure I'd created. It felt less about problem-solving and more about whether I had memorized the algorithm. I think they'll find someone who's memorized it, but I doubt they'll be a good fit for an ML Research Scientist role. Honestly, given the time limit, it felt like an unreasonable question.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Could you write a directed graph class that includes topological sort and cycle detection?
- Please implement a directed graph class with functionality to add and remove nodes and edges.
- Implement topological sort with cycle detection.
Nuro Research Scientist Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Nuro interview reports.
“Write the forward and backpropagation for the softmax function.”
Read reports →“Implement topological sort with cycle detection.”
Read reports →“Could you write a directed graph class that includes topological sort and cycle detection?”
Read reports →“How can we tell if an agent perceives a situation as uncertain?”
Read reports →“Could you write code to map out a 2D grid?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 7 Nuro interview reports.