Candidatei-me online. O processo levou 2 dias. Fui entrevistado pela SoundHound (Bengaluru) em dez. de 2024
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For an entry level, it was very simple, basic data structures questions. Topics that I recommend you do well are Arrays, Strings, and Maps. After that there will be logical reasoning questions, basic level, which you would be able to crack.
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Pergunta 1
They asked me 3 coding questions and then reasoning.
Candidatei-me online. O processo levou 3 semanas. Fui entrevistado pela SoundHound (Berlim) em out. de 2023
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1. Phone Interview
2. Technical Interview. Write few programs and optimize. everything in Cpp
3. Technical Interview from resume and with software engineer
4. Language Interview. If it pretains to language model development
5. HR interview
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Pergunta 1
About my previous projects. And about the data structures in cpp
Candidatei-me online. O processo levou 2 meses. Fui entrevistado pela SoundHound em ago. de 2025
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The overall process felt unnecessarily prolonged, especially the final stage involving the CIO, which took nearly two weeks to schedule. The direct report appeared to have limited influence over hiring decisions for her own team, having been appointed by the CIO—her former supervisor from a previous organization. This suggested a top-down dynamic with limited autonomy at the team level.
Across five interviews, I observed a noticeable lack of diversity in team composition and perspective, which was unexpected for a company based in Silicon Valley, where inclusivity and innovation are typically emphasized. During my 15 minutes of conversation with the CIO, the discussion focused largely on her aversion to bureaucracy, with little clarity offered on the team’s vision or short-term goals. The call, scheduled as a video interview, was conducted (audio)from an airport, making it difficult to engage meaningfully due to background noise and distractions.
That said, the recruiter was consistently professional, courteous, and prompt throughout most of the process. Her early communication was clear and timely, and she made a genuine effort to keep things moving. While the final message felt templated, her overall approach reflected a strong commitment to candidate engagement.