Maersk ML Engineer Fresher | Interview Experience

I was interviewed for a Machine Learning Engineer role at Maersk, which was quite surprising as not many companies hire freshers for ML positions. The pre-placement talk was good, though I felt the HR's communication skills weren't up to the mark.

Technical Round

My technical round focused on questions based on my resume, basic ML concepts, and a detailed explanation of my favorite Neural Network Architecture. I chose CNN and explained it thoroughly, answering all cross-questions to the interviewer's satisfaction. I was also asked about my approach to basic ML problems during development. Additionally, a LeetCode Medium sliding window question was given, which I found solvable.

Overall, I was very satisfied with my technical round experience.

Managerial Round

Unfortunately, the managerial round could not have gone any worse. The interviewer was unprofessional, munching on snacks and soft drinks while talking to me. I was asked two trivial questions:

1. Estimate the number of AC units sold in India per year.
2. A probability question involving ants on the corners of a triangle.

I answered both, but the interviewer didn't seem satisfied. Midway through my explanation, he rudely asked me to leave. He didn't even glance at my resume once. This felt very unprofessional.

HR Round

As expected, I wasn't selected for the HR round. Interestingly, all the final shortlisted candidates were interviewed by the same "snack eater" manager. I really wanted this role due to Maersk's significant reliance on ML as the world's largest supply chain/shipping company, but it seems it wasn't meant for me.