Instacart Data Scientist interview experience

Because of the pandemic, it was over video and took place over the full length of the day. I logged in, activated my camera, and waited—my interviewer never activated hers and made it clear she didn’t want to, even though both of us were at home. The audio on her side was also bad enough that I struggled to understand her. Without facial cues and gestures, the whole thing felt awkward and frustrating, like I was stuck talking to a blank screen for hours.

The technical conversation ended up being centered on conversion rate data from an A/B test and building a model. I asked clarifying