I interviewed at Geneseeq Technology (Toronto, ON)
Interview
The first round is a phone interview with manager
First we will start with some IQ test style questions, then move onto ML system design, for example, given a dna test from a patient, how to detect cancer if the cancer only affect a very small portion of the dna.
No programming related questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a DNA test result of a patient, how to design a ml system to detect cancer from the DNA result, knowing that cancer only affect a very small portion of the DNA?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Geneseeq Technology (Toronto, ON) in May 2023
Interview
Very underprepared interviewers. Also, if you don’t speak mandarin forget it. I got to the very last portion and they tried to causally ask if I speak mandarin….on paper I have a Chinese name but I’m mixed. This company definitely screens those names
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What experience do you have. Do you speak any mandarin (I’m white)
This company should be investigated against their discriminatory hiring practises. How is it right to hire only applicants who can speak Mandarin, despite the fact that they are located in Canada?! I believe this requirement is discriminatory and violates non-mandarin speaking candidates’ right under the Canadian Human Rights Act. Discrimination based on language or ethnicity is not fair, and it is not legal in Canada. As an applicant who is not fluent in mandarin, I feel that I was unfairly excluded from consideration for the position.