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Why Choose Interview Kickstart?
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For SDEs, EMs, TPMs, PMs, Data Analysts
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Head of Technical Curriculum
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Software Engineer
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Engineering Manager
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Head of Career Skills Development and Coaching
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Head of Technical Curriculum
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Accelerated interview prep to step up into a Tier-1 company
< 2 Months to prepare
Self-paced course
10 mentor sessions/mock interviews
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Guided interview prep to level up into a Tier-1 company
3+ Months to prepare
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Interviewing is a Skill
Top tech companies receive thousands of applications. To identify the best candidates, their interviews are designed to be extremely challenging.
You
- Are expected to prepare for the interview.
- Are tested on core DSA, system design, and behavioral skills, in addition to your domain.
- Have to come up with solutions to complex problems in a short span of time.
- Are asked to articulate your assumptions, your decisions and your solutions.
IK Prep - Designed for Success
Comprehensive
Curriculum
DSA, System Design, Domain Concepts, Career Skills, and more
Rigorous Mock
Interviews
With actual Hiring Managers.
Get Detailed Feedback, Scores and Reference Videos
Get Detailed Feedback, Scores and Reference Videos
Plenty of
1 x 1 Help
Technical Coaching, Homework Assistance, Solutions Discussion and Individual sessions
Personalized
Feedback
Brutally honest and structured - the kind that actually helps
Career Skills
Development
Resume Help, LinkedIn Profile Feedback, Personal Branding and Live Workshops
Salary
Negotiation
Company-, role-, and level-specific help based on real data from instructors and students
Designed for Working Professionals
Evenings & Weekends
Intense, but designed to fit into your work and life schedule.
Remote
Participate in live classes remotely.
Long Support Period
To help you catch up with everything that we offer.
Get access to UpLevel when you enroll in a course
In-browser online judge, mock interview suite, on-demand timed tests, and more to add structure to your interview prep journey
Learn moreTop offers from the best companies
From Entry Level to Directorial Level
... and many more.
Testimonials
Our alums talk about how IK helped them succeed
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Databricks, Amazon, Airbnb
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Our Methodology Works
Our courses constantly evolve based on industry trends, instructor insights, and feedback from students
Solve Unseen Problems
Recognize patterns in interview problems and rehearse them until you feel prepared.
Overcome Interview Anxiety
You're good at what you do, but anxiety kills your interviews. Get over it with prolific practice.
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About Us
Interview Kickstart, established in 2014, is the gold standard for Technical Interview Preparation. Our 500+ instructors, drawn from tech giants like Google and Amazon, have guided 17,000+ engineers beyond skill enhancement- from mock interviews and real-world projects to effective salary negotiation. The outcome? Alumni landing jobs with $300K+ offers, and the highest compensation at a whopping $1.28 Million.
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Transition to AI/ Machine Learning Engineering roles at Tier-1 companies
Designed and taught by FAANG+ AI/Machine Learning Engineers to help you transform your career and land your dream job.
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Students who chose to uplevel with IK got placed at
Siva Karthik Gade
SDE, Machine Learning
Sai Marapa Reddy
SWE, Machine Learning
Safir Merchant
SWE, Machine Learning
Jameson Merkow
Principal AI Engineer
Sayan Banerjee
Data Scientist II
Manika Kapoor
Senior Deep Learning Scientist
Mike Kane
Lead Data Engineer, Analytics
Akshay Lodha
Data Engineering & Analytics
Anju Mercian
Data Engineering Consultant
Alokkumar Roy
Data Engineer
AI/Machine Learning Course Curriculum
PART 1: Mastering Machine Learning
Foundations
2 months
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Python Fundamentals
- Variables, if-else, loops, Functions, lists, strings, etc. related coding examples
- Tuples, Set, Dict, map, filter, reduce etc. related coding examples
- OOP in Python, File and Exception handling
- Numpy, Pandas, etc.
- Visualisation with Python
2
Software Development Essentials
- Scripting, Git & GitHub
- Client-Server Architecture, HTTP & REST APIs
- Databases & Intro to SQL
Essential Mathematics for Machine Learning
2 months
1
Essentials of Probability
2
Probability Distribution
3
Essentials of Statistics
4
Hypothesis Testing
5
Basic and Linear Algebra
6
Calculus
7
Vectors and Matrices
8
Regression
Deep Dive into Machine Learning Engineering
6 months
1
Foundational Machine Learning Concepts
- Data Pipelines for ML: Techniques and Best Practices
- Supervised Machine Learning Techniques and Applications
- Unsupervised Machine Learning Techniques and Applications
- Introduction to Neural Networks and Deep Learning Architectures such as RNN, LSTM, CNN etc
- AI Development through Multiple Mini Projects: Hands-on Techniques and Applications
2
Advanced Machine Learning Framework: Techniques and Best Practices for Successful Development
- NLP: Techniques and Applications of Natural Language Processing using Embeddings, Autoencoders, VAE, GANs etc.
- Generative AI : BERT, Transformers, and LLMs for Advanced AI Development
- Computer Vision Techniques and Applications in AI for Image and Video Analysis : Object Detection, Boundary Detection, Image Segmentation etc
- Reinforcement Learning through Human Feedback (RLHF) : Introduction and Applications in Generative AI.
- Deep Learning Mini Projects: Hands-on Techniques and Applications to build a system from scratch.
3
ML Development and Deployment: Advanced ML and MLOps Techniques
- Software System Design Fundamentals: Principles and Best Practices for AI-based Development
- ML Design Principles: Guiding principles for developing effective ML systems.
- Scoping ML Projects: Defining goals, objectives, and boundaries of ML projects
- Distributed Training: Data & Model Parallelism using GPUs
- Model Deployment: Best Practices for Successful Implementation and Maintenance at Scale
- Improving Model Performance: Techniques and Strategies for Retraining and Model Decay
- AI Model Monitoring and Maintenance: Best Practices for Ensuring Optimal Performance
- Failure Analysis: Techniques and Strategies for Diagnosing Production Issues
- Ensuring ML Model Stability: Techniques and Best Practices
4
Capstone Project: Real-world Applications and Hands-on Experience in Machine Learning
- Industry-Relevant AI Projects: Techniques and Best Practices for Developing Real-world Solutions
- AI Mentorship at FAANG Companies: Techniques and Best Practices for Career Development
- Capstone Presentation: Best Practices for Presenting Machine Learning Solutions to Stakeholders
PART 2: Interview Preparation
Data Structures and Algorithms Interview Preparation
4 weeks
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Trees
2
Graphs
3
Greedy Algorithms
4
Dynamic Programming
Software System Design Interview Preparation
3 weeks
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Online Processing Systems
2
Batch Processing Systems
3
Stream Processing Systems and Object Modeling
AI/Machine Learning Interview Preparation
5 weeks
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Supervised Learning I - Rank Relevant Search Results
2
Supervised Learning II - Design a YouTube Video Recommendation System
3
Unsupervised Learning - Detect Fraud Transactions for Airbnb
4
Deep Learning I - Detect and Process Objects in a Scene
5
Deep Learning II - Build a Tech Support Chatbot
6
Additional Topics:
- Comprehensive, Step-by-Step Approach to ML System Design Interviews
- Modern ML Architectures
- Reinforcement Learning
Career & Behavioral Sessions
3 weeks
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Interview strategy and success
2
Behavioral interview prep
3
Offers and negotiation
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Best suited for
Software Engineers/Developers and Data Science/Engineering professionals who want to move into AI/ML Engineer roles
Anyone with basic or no understanding of Machine Learning and looking to master the domain (STEM background required)
Recent college graduates/final year undergrads who want to become AI/ML Engineers
Why choose this course?
Program by FAANG+ ML Engineers
360° course designed and taught by FAANG+ experts to help you become an ML Engineer
Individualized teaching and 1:1 help
Technical coaching, homework assistance, solutions discussion, and individual sessions
Capstone project
Exposure to real-life machine learning projects
Interview prep modules
Dedicated interview prep classes focused on helping you get 100% interview-ready
Mock interviews with FAANG+ ML Engineers
Live interview practice in real-life simulated environments with FAANG and top-tier interviewers
Career skills development
Resume building, LinkedIn profile optimization, personal branding, and live behavioral workshops
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Meet your instructors
Our highly experienced instructors are active hiring managers and employees at FAANG+ companies and know exactly what it takes to ace tech and managerial interviews.
Matt Nickens
Manager, Data Science
10+ years experience
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Jameson Merkow
Principal AI Engineer
11+ years experience
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Christian Monson
Machine Learning Scientist
9+ years experience
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Alireza Dirafzoon
Research Engineer
7+ years experience
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Practice and track progress on UpLevel
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Mock interviews suite
On-demand timed tests
In-browser online judge
10,000 interview questions
100,000 hours of video explanations
Class schedules & activity alerts
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Real-time progress update
11 programming languages
Get upto 15 mock interviews withhiring managers
What makes our mock Interviews the best:
Hiring managers from Tier-1 companies like Google & Apple
Interview with the best. No one will prepare you better!
Domain-specific interviews
Practice for your target domain - Machine Learning
Detailed personalized feedback
Identify and work on your improvement areas
Transparent, non-anonymous interviews
Get the most realistic experience possible
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Career impact
Our engineers land high-paying and rewarding offers from the biggest tech companies, including Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Tesla, and Netflix.
Siva Karthik Gade
SDE — Machine Learning
Placed at:
IK offers high-quality study material, knowledgeable and patient instructors working at industry-leading companies, well-paced live classes + tests + review sessions, always available technical + career coaches, mock interview support from the best interviewers in the respective fields. IK brings together people with same the ambition (on their platform, UPLEVEL) to guide and inspire each other
Sai Marapa Reddy
SWE, Machine Learning
Placed at:
I completed IK’s program and got offers from a couple of FAANG companies. Why you should take this course: It is well tested and the focus is more on the concepts/templates rather than approaching one problem at a time. You will meet peers who have similar aspirations. You can make groups and help yourselves.
Jameson Merkow
Principal AI Engineer
Placed at:
I joined IK because I had a lot of really terrible experiences with interviews. The confidence and expertise I routinely demonstrated in the workplace was not translating to interviews. I lacked confidence during behavioral interviews and felt completely lost when asked coding questions. IK taught me how to clearly demonstrate my skills and experience during interviews which ultimately helped me find a Principal engineering position at Microsoft.
Safir Merchant
Machine Learning Software Engineer
Placed at:
I liked the course that IK provided a lot. IK provided all the knowledge on a variety of topics that helped me prepare for coding interviews. The mock interviews were really great. Landing a job at my desired company has been a great pleasure.
How to enroll for the Machine Learning Course?
Learn more about Interview Kickstart and the Machine Learning Course by joining the free pre-enrollment webinar.
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About Interview Kickstart
Interview Kickstart, established in 2014, is the golden standard for Technical Interview Preparation. Our 500+ instructors, drawn from tech giants like Google and Amazon, have guided 15,000+ engineers beyond skill enhancement- from mock interviews and real-world projects to effective salary negotiation. The outcome? Alumni landing jobs with $300K+ offers, and the highest compensation at a whopping $1.28 Million.
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