I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Wayfair (New York, NY)
Interview
Approached by recruiter. Had a screening with the recruiter and then brought on-site where I talked to one peer Data Science Manager, two Engineers, Chief Architect and the Director of Data Science. The HR never followed up after the interview, and I was also not interested so never pinged them. Overall this was probably the most weird and pointless interview I ever had.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1.) Peer data scientist asked a probability problem and gave me a printed out algorithm and asked to explain what it does. Both were very esoteric and I am not sure what they were supposed to test...
2.) Engineers asked simple algorithm in Python and then attempted to ask about how I would detect robots in the server logs to account for them in estimating conversion rates. There were actually a junior and a senior engineer. The junior engineer was just listening in, and the interview was dominated by the senior guy. It probably was partly my fault, but the senior guy asking the question was unable to communicate clearly what he was asking and eventually became preachy and arrogant.
3.) The chief architect asked a geometrical brain teaser (I assume to test my thinking process?) and then we had a chat about the company and primarily his initiatives.
4.) The director of data science asked standard management questions.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Wayfair (Boston, MA) in May 2016
Interview
Had two phone screens, one with HR and one with a senior data scientist. HR didn't ask many questions. Conversation with Data Scientist was interested primarily in my academic background. Was turned down, but heard back quickly. Didn't receive any feedback.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Did you have much machine learning experience during your academic career?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Wayfair (Boston, MA) in Aug 2016
Interview
I had a very positive experience interviewing at Wayfair. First a phone call from HR a few days after I submitted application, then a more technical phone interview with hiring manager and a few days later on site interviews with different members of the team. Received job offer a few days after interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mostly case based questions intended to see my ability to reason through the problems the team was facing at the time of my interview. Also some more technical coding questions.