Upstart·Data Scientist

Upstart Data Scientist interview experience

No offer

Hard

Negative

Columbus, OHPosted Feb 2021 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a multi-step process that started with HR, then moved into a technical phone screen, and eventually led to an onsite with multiple one-on-one meetings.

My timeline stretched to roughly a few weeks total, and the structure was consistent: several interviews, then a longer onsite block where it felt like the team tested more than just data-science basics.

During the onsite, I ran into algorithm-style questioning and also probability problems solved using Python. There was also a take-home component tied into the onsite experience—finishing a coding task that matched what I’d been asked during earlier on-site conversation. The onsite itself was the most intense part of the loop, and it felt like the difficulty jumped compared to the earlier

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