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Over the phone, many questions about my current research and general research interests. My guess is they were evaluating my general ability to understand applied math research. The blackboard interview consisted of a standard LeetCode kind of question with follow-up questions regarding the difference between threads and processes, as well as ways to accelerate the problem I solved on the blackboard.
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Research Software Engineer

Interviewed at Princeton University

4.5
Nov 5, 2021

Over the phone, many questions about my current research and general research interests. My guess is they were evaluating my general ability to understand applied math research. The blackboard interview consisted of a standard LeetCode kind of question with follow-up questions regarding the difference between threads and processes, as well as ways to accelerate the problem I solved on the blackboard.

At the on-site interview, was asked to explain a chunk of Python code for the first question. The second question was to write pseudo-code for a doubly-linked list. For the third question, was asked a generic design question for embedded system integration.
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Research Software Engineer

Interviewed at Cadex Electronics

3.5
Dec 2, 2025

At the on-site interview, was asked to explain a chunk of Python code for the first question. The second question was to write pseudo-code for a doubly-linked list. For the third question, was asked a generic design question for embedded system integration.

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