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What this posting asks for
Level: Senior — The title says "Senior".
Main responsibilities
- Create new ETLs, tables, dashboards, and other self-serve tools to enable other data scientists and cross-functional partners to find and interact with data …
- Design, evaluate, and/or measure team level KPIs to enable quarterly goal setting and demonstrate team impact.
- Mentor more junior data scientists and business partners in data science best practices and methods to increase data literacy and improve decision making.
Competencies an interviewer will look for
- Data and analysis Core
In the posting: “Job Duties: Develop action-oriented insights to drive the product strategy through observational causal analysis and experiment meta analysis, and clearly co…” · “Uplevel experimentation practices on the team through guiding design, execution, and deep dive analyses to maximize learnings from AB tests.” · “Create new ETLs, tables, dashboards, and other self-serve tools to enable other data scientists and cross-functional partners to find and interact with data …”
Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it. - Attention to detail and quality Core
In the posting: “Uplevel experimentation practices on the team through guiding design, execution, and deep dive analyses to maximize learnings from AB tests.” · “Special Skill Requirements: (1) A/B Testing & Experimentation Design;” · “We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on function, level, and country location, benchmarked against similar stage growth companies.”
Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used. - Stakeholder management Core
In the posting: “Job Duties: Develop action-oriented insights to drive the product strategy through observational causal analysis and experiment meta analysis, and clearly co…” · “Create new ETLs, tables, dashboards, and other self-serve tools to enable other data scientists and cross-functional partners to find and interact with data …” · “Regularly engage with stakeholders to gather feedback and share progress on work at all stages to ensure alignment between DS and other teams on business goa…”
Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior. - Technical skill Core
In the posting: “Requirements: Master’s degree, or its foreign degree equivalent, in Data Science, Statistics, Machine Learning, Operations Research, Economics, Computer Scie…” · “(8) Python and SQL;”
Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off. - Teamwork and collaboration Core
In the posting: “Create new ETLs, tables, dashboards, and other self-serve tools to enable other data scientists and cross-functional partners to find and interact with data …” · “(6) Cross – Functional collaboration;”
Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled. - Leadership and mentoring Core
In the posting: “Mentor more junior data scientists and business partners in data science best practices and methods to increase data literacy and improve decision making.” · “Mental Health & Coaching Benefits”
Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them. - Planning and organisation Core
In the posting: “Family Planning Support” · “You will have the opportunity to opt out of recording, transcription and summarization prior to any scheduled interviews.”
Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how. - Communication Supporting
In the posting: “Job Duties: Develop action-oriented insights to drive the product strategy through observational causal analysis and experiment meta analysis, and clearly co…”
Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech. - Ownership and accountability Supporting
In the posting: “We will use this information to evaluate your application for employment or an independent contractor role, as applicable.”
Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it. - Adaptability and learning Supporting
In the posting: “Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off”
Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted.
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Practice questions
- Tell me about yourself. Dedicated step-by-step practice.
- If an interviewer asks something improper How to respond to questions about age, family, origin or health.
- Built from this posting (8):
- Tell me about a time you used data or numbers to make a decision. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you caught an error before it reached a customer or a report. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you had to get agreement from people who wanted different things. From this posting
- Walk me through a piece of work where you used your strongest technical skill. What exactly did you do? From this posting
- How have you used sql in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
- Tell me about a problem you solved using python. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you helped someone on your team get better at their work. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you had to explain something complex to someone outside your field. From this posting
- This posting reads as Data analysis: its questions come first.
- Tell me about an analysis that changed a decision. Data analysis
- How do you check that a query or spreadsheet you built gives the right answer? Data analysis
- Describe a new tool or technique you learned to finish a piece of work. Data analysis
- Describe a time you found that the data you were given was wrong. Data analysis
- A manager asks you for 'the numbers' by tomorrow with no further detail. What do you do? Data analysis
- What makes a dashboard useful, and how have you built one? Data analysis
- Tell me about a time you explained a statistical result to people without a data background. Data analysis
- Sales dropped 15% last month. How would you find out why? Data analysis
- Two managers ask you to book the same room at the same time. What do you do?
- Walk me through how you would check whether a report's numbers are right.
- Describe a time you handled an upset customer or colleague.
- Tell me about a time you had several deadlines at once. How did you decide what to do first?
- Give an example of a mistake you caught before it caused a problem.
- Tell me about a time you taught someone how to do something.
- Describe a time you took the lead without being asked.
- Tell me about a time you had to explain something complicated in simple terms.
- Describe a process you improved.
- Do you have any questions for us?
- Why do you want to work here?
- Why is there a gap in your employment? Difficult question
- Why did you leave your last job? Difficult question
- Why are you changing careers? Difficult question
- What is your greatest weakness? Difficult question
- What are your salary expectations? Difficult question
- You seem overqualified for this role. Why do you want it? Difficult question
- Improper-question practice: How old are you? / Do you have children? / Where are you from originally?
- A customer is angry about a delay you did not cause. What do you do?
- How do you keep track of many open customer requests?
- Tell me about a time you could not give a customer what they wanted.
- You find that the inventory count does not match the system. What do you do?
- Tell me about a time a shipment or delivery went wrong.
- How do you make sure safety rules are followed on a busy shift?
- How have you used spreadsheets in your work?
- Tell me about a time you had to enter or check a lot of data accurately.
- Tell me about a sale or agreement you are proud of.
- A prospect says your price is too high. How do you respond?
- How do you keep your pipeline organised?
- Tell me about a technical problem you solved on your own.
- You find a bug right before a release. What do you do?

