Upstart·Data Scientist

Upstart Data Scientist interview experience

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San Mateo, CAPosted Feb 2020 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After I applied online, I went through three distinct stages that felt pretty transparent end to end.

First was an online test combining coding with multiple-choice stats/data science questions. Next came a technical Skype interview. Then I completed an onsite made up of four one-hour interviews, with three of them primarily focused on whiteboard-style problem solving.

I went in with an academic research background, and my experience with data science and machine learning was mostly informal self-study. What stood out was that Upstart seemed to value fundamentals—stats, ML, coding, and problem-solving/communication—more than any specific niche technical experience. The interviewers were

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