RejectedTechnical Screen

ML Fundamentals, Transformers, and a Botched Course Schedule

SnapchatMachine Learning Engineer · Technical Screen · Apr 2026

The overall process was a standard technical phone screen: they first asked some ML fundamentals and project-related concepts, then asked about transformers, and finished with an algorithm question. Overall I felt the interviewer cared a lot about how solid your fundamentals are, especially ML concepts and coding correctness. The first part was ML fundamentals, mainly about overfitting and how to…

Shared by a candidate · reported Apr 2026. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.