A candidate shared their rejected Engineering Manager (Staff/L6) interview experience at Scale AI on Aced (formerly Exponent). The process took about four weeks and consisted of three rounds with five questions total: a recruiter screen, a technical interview, and a phone interview. The candidate rated the difficulty as moderate and noted the recruiter was prompt and communicative, though some interviewers seemed junior. The role was hybrid, based in the United States. Full question details are behind a paywall; only the recruiter screen question is free to preview. The page also lists other Scale AI experiences, including a new grad SWE interview mentioning a '996'-like culture and an FDE interview using the same bar as software engineering.

Key points

• Engineering Manager role at Scale AI, Staff/L6 level, US hybrid.
• Four-week process: recruiter screen, technical interview, phone interview.
• Five questions across three rounds; outcome was rejection.
• Difficulty rated moderate; recruiter communicative but some interviewers seemed junior.
• Full questions are paywalled; only the recruiter screen is free.

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