I had a pretty standard start with a recruiter conversation that felt normal and low-drama, and then the interviews moved quickly into casework. The next round was a simple expected value and probability case on camera, and after that I got a case involving transit—measuring users on a subway—with diagrams that had to be interpreted as I talked.
The final round was more of a panel-style mix with multiple tech and product people. One interviewer was closely connected to the role I’d have had, and we did a case together as part of that late stage. The other conversations leaned cultural and product-focused, which was honestly the toughest part for me because I had less experience thinking in those terms. I ended up declining an offer I received—not because I couldn’t do the work, but because I was skeptical about the specific product I’d be supporting and how it might connect to gambling addiction. I realized I never fully understood the product side until the last round, and that mismatch mattered more than the case performance.
> 1 year
Difficult Neutral Boston, MA
My first step was a phone screening, and then things quickly shifted into case interviews with members of the team. The case format was the hard part for me, not because the questions were unfair, but because doing it over the phone meant I had to keep track of lots of details in real time. I found myself jotting down information on paper on the fly, trying to do expected-value style thinking while I couldn’t see anything besides a verbal prompt.
In the case discussion, I was framed as someone risk neutral trying to “get into a game,” which turned into calculating expected values across different scenarios. The conversation was heavily focused on the case itself—there wasn’t much time spent on small talk or even broad role talk. It was intense and very math-reasoning driven, and I could feel the pace was meant to test how cleanly I could work through the numbers under pressure.
> 1 year
Easy Negative United States
My setup was quick and efficient, but the actual interview felt rough from the start. Early on, the interviewer asked whether I played fantasy footbal…
