I got reached out by hr and had a phone interview for 30 minutes. Quick Zoom call asking about past experience, and project experience. Some SQL conceptual questions were asked. Overall it is an easy phone interview.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Discover (Shanghái, Shanghai)
Interview
2 rounds of interviews: phone + on-site interview (technical coding including SQL and Python in given case+ statistic questions including p-value, test hypothesis+ behavioral questions such as your knowledge about company, why choose this position, future career path]
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Past project
Machine learning process and evaluation method
Zoom call for 30 minutes, background questions and rapid fire ml basic questions. Interviewer was friendly and the process was smooth. I thought I did okay but didn't get pass this first round. The interview is for shanghai office
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Tell me about yourself
- Tell me about a modeling experience, what did you do, what model you choose, what evaluation metrics you chose and why
- For Random forest, what are some more techniques to prevent overfitting
- How does boosting prevent overfitting?
