I applied online. I interviewed at Booking.com in Apr 2022
Interview
1. Intro meeting with recruiter 2. 30' interview with hiring manager (15 minutes for basic technical questions) 3. 1h technical interview 1: Past project presentation and one business case 4. 1h technical interview 2: Two business cases 5. Interview with product manager/analytics manager The whole interviewing process felt very open (I got written feedback after every round.) and relaxed (business cases felt like chatting about problems with my data science colleagues).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
On the interview with hiring manager I got questions such as: what's a bootstrap, about linear regression, ... it was focused on the basics. Business cases were focused more on experimentation/causal inference than machine learning. None of the interviews was particularly technical, they mostly want to see that you have good basics and your way of thinking.
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Booking.com
Interview
Interview process was solid and relevant. There were three rounds: one technical, one business case directly tied to the role, and one focused on company alignment. Most rounds included case studies, which tested problem solving approach along with technical knowledge. The conversations were clear and to the point. Main focus was on how you approach problems and whether that fits with the company values. Reading about the values and culture beforehand is important
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Follow up questions from case study, questions about experimentation
30 mins phone screen with recruiter, next round will be with 2 data scientists and discuss on a business case. Seems like they did have some opinion on that question, it was not like a open discussion.
I talked with manager and recruiter. Some questions about personality and some about technical skills. Some were more difficult then others. The people were quitte nice. But a lot of competition