Indeed interview questions

Takehome: Given a dataset and asked to build a model to predict salaries, and write a report on how you solved the problem. It's somewhat open ended, and although they say it should only take ~4 hours, it took longer for me. Video Call: 1 hour video chat with 2 other data scientists. There's a coding question (you have to code live on hackerrank interface and compile), stats/probabilities question, and an experimental design/hypothesis testing question. The coding question is fairly simple (easy to med hackerrank level) involving lists. The stats and probability question was a simple Bayes rule problem, and the the hypothesis testing question was looking at a distribution and answering some questions. On-Site: All day, 4 technical interviews (1 hour each), a data challenge, and a final behavioral interview. First was a stats/probability session with some experimental design (A/B testing) questions, next was white board coding, and a machine learning session. I did fine on those, but then they give you a data challenge with a 90 min time limit. This was the most difficult part for me, as it was about recommendation systems, a topic I was not too familiar with. The final interview is 30min chat with the director/VP guy, and he just asks some behavioral questions.

The first part of the process (the screening) was a positive experience. The corporate recruiter did a great job in following up on a timely manner over email and keeping me informed of the next steps. He was very pleasant to talk to over the phone and asked questions on my background and experience to see if the role was a good match. The second part of the process (a video interview with the hiring manager) was unfortunately a negative experience. The interviewer asked me a few basic walk-me-through questions on the different stages of localization project management. She showed clear signs of not liking my answers and even went on to explain what the right answers would have been. This happened after questioning why I was interviewing for an entry-level position (the job was not advertised as such and the recruiter had told me my professional experience was a great asset). After years working in the field, I know that only someone with no actual experience in localization would have given those “correct” answers, so I decided this was not the right job for me. All things considered, I wouldn’t be surprised if they end up hiring internally or hiring someone with no direct experience, which is a pity. Indeed are growing as an organization and could use a more experienced candidate with a broader vision.