I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Dataminr in Feb 2019
Interview
I applied via referral and was contacted the next day to set up an HR interview. The HR rep was very kind and relaxed, and mainly discussed the specifics of working in the Seattle office (mainly, that hours are 3 PM to 11 PM -- apparently this is a dealbreaker for a lot of potential candidates), rather than asking me questions. After this, I was asked to do another interview with a project manager who asked more Dataminr and Twitter-specific questions. They then asked me to do a language assessment, which I declined to complete as I received a grad school offer that more closely aligned with my career goals. I was pleased with the whole process and would definitely apply again after grad school.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
-What is your experience with using social media to get insight on breaking news?
-Are you ok with working 3 PM-11 PM?
-What are 3 main stories you're following currently in the region you focus on?
-Can you describe what's going on right now in Sudan?
-How would you describe what Dataminr does?