Interview Preparation

Amal Agarwal

with Amal Agarwal

Interview preparation is about showing up with clarity, confidence, and a strong sense of how to present your experience. This MentorCruise session is designed to help you prepare for upcoming … Read more

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Amal Agarwal

Amal Agarwal

ML Software Engineer at Meta (IG Ads)

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About this session

Interview preparation is about showing up with clarity, confidence, and a strong sense of how to present your experience. This MentorCruise session is designed to help you prepare for upcoming interviews in a practical, personalized way, whether you are early in your career, making a transition, or aiming for a more competitive role.

You’ll work with an experienced mentor to sharpen your story, improve your answers, and get ready for the questions that matter most. Together, you can practice mock interviews, refine how you talk about your background, prepare for technical or behavioral rounds, and identify the areas that need the most work. The goal is to help you walk into the interview feeling more prepared, more polished, and more confident in your ability to stand out.

Your mentor

Want to feel confident and prepared for your next ML, Data Science, or Tech interview? Let's practice!

As an ML Engineer at Meta (previously at eBay) with a PhD in Statistics, I've helped lots of folks nail their tech interviews. I know what companies look for—whether it's solving coding problems, tackling system design, or sharing compelling stories in behavioral questions.

We'll have a relaxed, realistic mock interview where you'll get helpful, direct feedback and practical tips tailored to you.

What mentees say

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“I highly recommend working with Amal if you want to elevate your ML System Design and technical communication skills. He provides an exceptional level of detail in his mock interviews, assessing not just your technical …” “I highly recommend working with Amal if you want to elevate your ML System Design and technical communication skills. He provides an exceptional level of detail in his mock interviews, assessing not just your technical knowledge, but also your delivery, pacing, and interviewer interaction. Amal taught me how to properly structure my high-level designs, budget my time efficiently across clarifications, and deliver on various expectations. His mentorship bridges the gap between having good ideas and executing them perfectly under pressure. He is an asset to any ML engineer aiming for top-tier roles.”
Varun

Varun

Standard Plan · 3 months

“I had a great experience working with Amal as my mentor. He was incredibly helpful in preparing me for behavioral interviews, providing clear structure and actionable feedback that made a real difference in my confidenc…” “I had a great experience working with Amal as my mentor. He was incredibly helpful in preparing me for behavioral interviews, providing clear structure and actionable feedback that made a real difference in my confidence and performance. Amal took the time to understand my background and tailored our sessions to highlight my strengths while improving areas where I needed more clarity. His guidance on framing answers, telling compelling stories, and handling common behavioral questions was especially valuable. What stood out most was his practical approach—every session left me with specific improvements I could apply immediately. I feel much better prepared for interviews thanks to his support. I would highly recommend Amal to anyone looking to strengthen their behavioral interview skills. ”
Satya

Satya

Standard Plan · 9 months

“I'm working with Amal during my job search and interview preparation for ML and AI roles. He has helped me organize my job search, choose what to focus on each round, and show the right signals even with limited time…” “I'm working with Amal during my job search and interview preparation for ML and AI roles. He has helped me organize my job search, choose what to focus on each round, and show the right signals even with limited time. He provides guidance across the full interview stack, including my CV, behavioral interviews, ML system design, and LeetCode. I also appreciate that he understands and guides me on recent GenAI engineering trends. For LeetCode, he helps me study by patterns, with deeper explanations and templates instead of just solving random problems. His mentorship has helped me feel more focused, prepared, and confident in my next steps.”
Faye

Faye

Standard Plan · 6 months

“I have been working with Amal for a little under 6 Months. My goal was to set a roadmap and work towards an Applied Machine learning/ML engineering roles at big tech. I'm glad to say that I have achieved my goal fina…” “I have been working with Amal for a little under 6 Months. My goal was to set a roadmap and work towards an Applied Machine learning/ML engineering roles at big tech. I'm glad to say that I have achieved my goal finally and I will be joining Microsoft as an applied scientist. Amal has helped me a lot through all steps of the process. - Preparing and studying for interviews - Coding Round Mocks - System Design Mocks - Resume Reviews - Behavioural scenario preparation I'm excited to continue working with him and excelling in my career. If you are in a position where you need structured guidance, I would highly recommend working with him, he can help you improve not just your interviewing skills, but also your overall profile in general.”
karan

Karan

Standard Plan · 6 months

“The last two months have helped me immensely in improving my coding interview skills. Amal pointed me to many resources that were personalized to me and were specific to the problem set that I was working on. Amal has …” “The last two months have helped me immensely in improving my coding interview skills. Amal pointed me to many resources that were personalized to me and were specific to the problem set that I was working on. Amal has been providing many actionable feedback items after each of our sessions. I've been carrying those into my practice sessions, which have improved my confidence a lot!”
Pramod

Pramod

Standard Plan · 7 months

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