Audio Research Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Pindrop with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 83% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Audio Research Engineer roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Pindrop overall takes an average of 21 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Pindrop as a Audio Research Engineer according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 60%
One on one interview: 20%
Group panel interview: 10%
Skills test: 10%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Pindrop (Atlanta, GA) in Jan 2014
Interview
They come to our school's career fair and ask some questions basically include machine learning, signal processing and programming knowledge. All very basic, just need to be careful about the foliow-up question. Don't try to pretend you know something which you are not really familiar with.
The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Pindrop
Interview
I did 4 phone interviews. Starting with a recruiter, an Audio engineer, VP research and the lead audio engineer. First, they explain what PinDrop is doing and then you jump in and out of technical interview question that usually start with your resume and then some keywords in machine learning and signal processing.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Python, Machine learning keywords, and signal processing basics. You want to be able to write Python codes on a google doc.
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Pindrop (Atlanta, GA) in Nov 2015
Interview
There was one hour phone interview round which was technical. Topics covered were C/C++/Python coding, basics of signal processing and machine learning.
This was followed by an onsite round where there was a series of 4 rounds.
-First round covered algorithm development.
-Second round was a technical discussion where my projects and experience were discussed.
-Third round was a signal processing focused interview.
-The fourth round covered machine learning.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design a signal processing block that maps DTMF tones to the corresponding number.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Pindrop (Atlanta, GA) in Sep 2015
Interview
The best hiring and interview process so far.
Quick and transparent. They make sure to follow up after different rounds.
I had two phone interviews and one in person interview.
Every one who interviewed me had studied my resume and prepared well formulated questions to ask me based on my past experiences.
They made sure that the interviews were challenging but not intimidating.
All in all, a great learning experience.
Will update after I hear from them on the result.