QuantumBlack Data Scientist interview experience

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GreecePosted Feb 2021 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

The process felt almost like an academic exam to me.

After the initial steps, I ended up doing coding and technical interviews where the questions didn’t feel closely tied to the day-to-day work of a data scientist. It was less about practical problem solving and more about theory and how well I could answer as if I were being tested by a professor.

I also ran into a particularly demoralizing timing issue: I passed an online test and HR told me they’d set up interviews, but soon afterward I was told the roles were fully occupied. That was the part that felt most disrespectful of my time, especially since the process had already pulled me

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