Company interview guide

Mad Street Den

All AI roles · updated 2026.07

Limited public evidence

“Included as a consequential modern Indian computer vision employer with relevant product, engineering, data or AI roles.”

4

stages

2–5 weeks

end to end

20

practice questions

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01

The interview, stage by stage

  1. 1

    Founder or hiring manager screen60 min

    vision modelsdata quality

    Prepare one quantified example demonstrating vision models.

  2. 2

    Practical role exercise60 min

    data qualitydeployment

    Prepare one quantified example demonstrating data quality.

  3. 3

    Technical/product deep dive60 min

    deploymentevaluation

    Prepare one quantified example demonstrating deployment.

  4. 4

    Team values and ownership round90 min

    evaluationproduct fit

    Prepare one quantified example demonstrating evaluation.

02

What decides the offer

Vision models

25%

Shows specific decisions and measurable evidence for vision models.

Data quality

20%

Shows specific decisions and measurable evidence for data quality.

Deployment

20%

Shows specific decisions and measurable evidence for deployment.

Evaluation

20%

Shows specific decisions and measurable evidence for evaluation.

Product fit

15%

Shows specific decisions and measurable evidence for product fit.

They look hardest for vision models, data quality, deployment, evaluation.

03

Your four weeks

Days 1–2

Company and market

  • ·Map products, users, revenue model and competitors
  • ·Write a one-page company thesis

Days 3–5

Core role skills

  • ·Practice vision models
  • ·Practice data quality
  • ·Practice deployment

Days 6–8

Company-context cases

  • ·Build a robust vision pipeline under domain shift.
  • ·Evaluate rare visual failures.
  • ·Optimize inference for edge deployment.

Days 9–11

Technical simulations

  • ·Complete two timed exercises
  • ·Run one architecture/product mock
  • ·Practice follow-up pressure

Days 12–14

Stories and final loop

  • ·Prepare six quantified ownership stories
  • ·Rehearse project deep dive
  • ·Prepare interviewer questions

04

Practice these

05

Where people slip

  • !Generic enthusiasm about startup culture or AI
  • !No understanding of the company business model
  • !Ignoring Indian price sensitivity, regulation or operational variance
  • !Architecture without failure recovery and observability
  • !Claiming a recommended case was actually asked

06

Ask them this

  • ?What is the exact loop for this team and level?
  • ?Which rounds permit AI tools?
  • ?What would I own in the first 90 days?
  • ?What is the hardest product or model constraint the team faces in India?
  • ?How does the team measure quality after launch?
  • ?How are ESOPs valued and what is the exercise policy?

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