I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at DataRobot in Jan 2019
Interview
The whole interview process timing is flexible and mainly depends on your availability.
I had a total of 5 Google Hangouts interviews and a take-home test. Each interview takes 45 min. The whole process can be divided into the following steps:
1. Simple whiteboard coding interview.
2. Two more difficult whiteboard coding interviews.
3. Software design interview with some whiteboard coding as well.
4. Soft skills interview
5. Take-home machine learning test.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Simple string manipulations, e.g., find the k most frequent words from a given text
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at DataRobot in Nov 2025
Interview
Better avoid if you value your own time.
Every interview in particular was a good experience; engineers definitely know their craft and their own team specifics.
But the overall process is a bit of a mess. First it was agreed that it will take about 1-1.5 weeks, but in fact, steps were rescheduled a few times, shifting my deadlines. I had to ping the interviewer a few times and give up another offer because of the expired deadline there: despite emailing my recruiter in advance that I got other offers and have a deadline to make a decision - I was told they will make their decision on the next day. Of course it wasn't the next day, and now I'm almost sure if I didn't remind them a few times about my situation, they would simply forget about that.
The overall process took 1 month, and after 5 rounds (incl. initial HR) I knew almost nothing about my potential team (interviewers were randomly picked) and I received a generic rejection message.
Yeah, and as mentioned in other feedback - to pass an interview it's probably better to show as little of your personality as possible, - as the process is somehow scripted and you don't really need to even try to connect with your interviewers, as the final team would be completely different. Since I got no detailed feedback, I can only assume that sharing a few more details about my personal experience (during the interview with a Hiring Manager) backfired on me in the end. I wish I knew that, so stick to the scripted behavioral conversation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
variation of a FizzBuzz question; general system design questions - more on the theory side
I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at DataRobot (Philadelphia, PA) in Jun 2024
Interview
Gen z hiring is very new to me but i will say that i am looking forward to the experience. communication is consistent and they are totally professional with process.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at DataRobot (Boston, MA)
Interview
Series of remote interviews. Took place over a long period, like two months, but each interview was quite reasonable. There was also a takehome in the middle. Which is probably too long a commitment but I didn't mind it at the time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Code a vending machine. General questions about tech.