Petuum Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Petuum.
Petuum
Software Engineer, Backend
Mid Average Positive experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral
The interview involved a technical problem about network transfer speeds for large data amounts (copying 100 GB at 1 GB/s). It also covered C++ knowledge, API experience, and some behavior questions.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Can you explain move semantics in C++?
- What is the purpose and usage of unique_ptr?
- How does shared_ptr work and when would you use it?
Petuum
Software Engineer
Mid Average Negative experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Take home Phone screen Onsite
Interview formats
Coding Technical
Worst experience ever. Passed the coding challenge and phone interview. The recruiter requested an onsite interview. I sent my schedule over. 3 weeks after, I was told they would not move forward with me. The recruiter never replied my emails. I had other interviews in the same period, and it was really hard for me to manage my schedule since they NEVER replied my email. I guess they prefer local candidates. If they find local fits, they would cancel your interview. To me, the company seems to be too cheap. I know pay is low. I like what Dr. Xing does, and this is the only reason I applied for Petuum. However, very disappointed. Will never consider the company. Eric is a good researcher, but definitely not a good CEO.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Questions about algorithms and data structures
Petuum
Software Engineer
Entry Average Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Coding Technical
The interview process was very unprofessional and disorganized. It took a very long time to hear back after the initial email. I could tell early on that it wouldn't work out for either side, but that doesn't excuse the lack of professionalism. A friend recommended not applying here because they had a similar experience, but I applied anyway.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Were you asked standard "google"-like coding questions, maybe on the easier side?
Petuum Software Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Petuum interview reports.
“What is the purpose and usage of unique_ptr?”
Read reports →“How does shared_ptr work and when would you use it?”
Read reports →“Can you explain move semantics in C++?”
Read reports →“Could you write the K-means clustering algorithm for a given matrix of [document, features] in a LeetCode style?”
Read reports →“Can you solve the 3 Sum problem?”
Read report →“Can you explain the implementation details of Deep Learning, specifically dimension computation and their functionality?”
Read report →“What are your thoughts on overfitting in Machine Learning?”
Read report →“Can you implement the 'add two numbers' problem from LeetCode?”
Read report →“Tell me about the implementation details and theory behind Deep Learning.”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 12 Petuum interview reports.