QQuora, Inc.·Data Scientist

Quora, Inc. Data Scientist interview experience

No offer

Medium

Positive

United StatesPosted Mar 2022 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After a recruiter conversation, my first real technical step was a structured discussion of A/B testing.

The round started with me walking through how I’d think about experimentation—especially how to choose metrics for A/B testing and how to reason about what “good” looks like for product outcomes. The interview felt fairly focused and efficient, around half an hour, and it moved like a case conversation rather than a vague quiz.

In another part of a similar process, the technical screen also centered on A/B testing, but it went one layer deeper into how I’d apply it to Quora’s product work, including how I might improve the recommender engine. I introduced my background, and then we went

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