I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cepton (San Jose, CA) in Mar 2025
Interview
Talk with recruiter was informal and lasted less than 10min. Went immediately into what was needed for take home assignment. Dropped some hints that work life balance wasn't going to be great and that everyone at the company works hard.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Take home coding question about buffers and displaying information in a proper format. A combination of Meeting Rooms intervals with some embedded solution
45 min interview scheduled. Interviewer didn't show up. Was rescheduled a week later. 45 min interview scheduled. Interviewer didn't show up. Was rescheduled a week later. 45 min interview scheduled. Interviewer didn't show up. Was rescheduled a week later.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In-depth questions on the working of computer fundamentals.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Cepton (Seattle, WA) in May 2020
Interview
First-round was a phone technical Interview for 45 minutes. After that, the second round is one take-home algorithm question. The final round is 6 rounds of technical interviews with other software engineers, each 45 minutes.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Difference between numpy array and python list.
2. Fundamental of garbage collection.
3. Image finding.