QuantumBlack Data Scientist interview experience

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Gurgaon, HaryanaPosted Feb 2021 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I applied and eventually got invited to do a HackerRank assessment, which took a couple of months to materialize after I’d first heard from the firm.

The assignment itself had two Python algorithm questions plus a time-series forecasting prompt, and it felt neither trivial nor completely overwhelming.

After I cleared that, I talked with HR and they stayed in touch, sharing progress updates and even some friendly guidance. Next came an interview about my background and basic machine-learning concepts with someone with a manager-level style, and I felt it went well. Then I moved into a case-style interview that lasted more than an hour with two employees joining from different countries.

What surprised me was how much my solution diverged

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