I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at eBay (Londres, Inglaterra) in Feb 2018
Interview
There was an initial telephonic interview with the hiring manager. There was a subsequent code review. This was followed by multiple rounds of face to face interviews which were spread over the best part of a day.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Experience dealing with people, projects and situations.
I applied in-person. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at eBay (Remote, OR) in Sep 2017
Interview
I submit my job applications by directly emailing one of their lead data scientists. She called me and asked a few questions about my research and background. Then she asked a very easy probability question related to gambling machine. Later she sent me a link to a dataset and asked me to analyze the data and return the code and results within two weeks
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You observed two gambing machines for a period of time: one of them occasionally give rewards; the other one never give any rewards. Which one do you pick to play with?
I applied in-person. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at eBay (San Jose, CA) in Jan 2018
Interview
5 consecutive interviews for 5 hours. Two pertaining to past experience and previous projects, two technical interviews on statistical and SQL knowledge, and one personal interview. A lot of information pertaining to A/B Testing and previous experience is a must.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you expect to gain from your experience here at eBay?