QuantumBlack Data Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Negative

London, EnglandPosted Nov 2022 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process started with a recruiter screen that went well, and then it moved quickly into HackerRank-based testing.

I cleared the initial HackerRank medium-level coding assessment, but the next part involved a pair-programming style setup where the interview experience itself added friction.

In one round, the interviewer’s internet connection dropped repeatedly, which prolonged the session and made it harder to stay focused. There was also a confusing mismatch around a question’s phrasing—the interviewer didn’t notice the issue and just continued with the prepared solution. Later, I felt rushed into another interview where the interviewer kept emphasizing that I needed to move quickly, and I got the

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