Senior MLE - Imposter Syndrome

New / Eng
hWzcU

New Eng

PRE
IBM
hWzcU
Jan 20 11 Comments

So I've been actively applying for jobs for about a month now. I'm in grad school and have 1 yoe. No lies on my resume.

Two good name companies reached out to me with a Senior ML Engineer role. I thought initially to tell them that I feel more comfortable in regular MLE role. But then I thought screw it and went for it.

I have passed both of their phone interviews and now going for onsite. The onsite includes interviews on ml design, system design, leadership, etc. Now I'm feeling a severe imposter syndrome. What if they think that I'm not suitable for a "senior" role and reject me?

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TOP 11 Comments
  • Virta Health
    zDHT25

    Virta Health

    zDHT25
    If you don't fail miserably and they have regular MLE headcount as well, they might just downlevel you to that. Be chill, you got this
    Jan 20 1
    • New / Eng
      hWzcU

      New Eng

      PRE
      IBM
      hWzcU
      OP
      I didn't know that was a possibility. Thanks a lot!
      Jan 20
  • New
    HFqX72

    New

    HFqX72
    Passing phone interviews for a senior position with 1 YEO is quite an achievement. As other folks said, worse it can happen is for them to either reject you or down level. In any case you learn from it and will be better prepared for future interviews.
    Jan 20 1
    • New / Eng
      hWzcU

      New Eng

      PRE
      IBM
      hWzcU
      OP
      Thank you for the kind words. :)
      Jan 20
  • Square
    akaak

    Go to company page Square

    akaak
    If you pass the interviews, that means you’re good for a senior role. If not, then you’ll have a good idea of what interviews are like at the senior level and will have a better idea of how to prepare for the next one. Win-win for you either way if you want it to be. Best of luck!
    Jan 20 2
    • New / Eng
      hWzcU

      New Eng

      PRE
      IBM
      hWzcU
      OP
      That makes sense! thank you. I'm also going for onsite at Square - love the process and people so far
      Jan 20
    • Amazon
      bejeezoss

      Go to company page Amazon

      bejeezoss
      Passing interviews doesn't mean you'll be successful at your job tho. Interviewing process can be very random.
      Jan 20
  • Apple
    Jagat

    Go to company page Apple

    Jagat
    You got this! Also, if you arent comfortable with System Design, see if they can change it to more ML focussed rounds.
    Jan 20 2
    • New / Eng
      hWzcU

      New Eng

      PRE
      IBM
      hWzcU
      OP
      Thats a good advice. I will reach out to the recruiters to see what they think about it.
      Jan 20
    • Apple
      Jagat

      Go to company page Apple

      Jagat
      This can be done with FB. Not sure about others.
      Jan 20
  • Ushur / Eng
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    Ushur Eng

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    Hey OP. How did it go ? What were some of the key points in your resume that made Recruiters reach out to you for senior role ?
    Apr 24 0