I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at MathWorks
Interview
I applied online and was sent a coding challenge on Hacker rank. The coding challenge had two parts (i) ML questions, (ii) Python program. The program was a proper coding question expected at any software engineering position.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Basic ML questions to check your understanding to distinguish between overfitting vs underfitting, supervised vs unsupervised, classification vs regression.
Python program requiring backtracking to find permutations. I have used Python but the syntax is not on my fingertips. Most of the time, I spent in remembering the exact syntax and built-in functions.
Candidates applying for Junior Data Scientist roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at MathWorks overall takes an average of 20 days.
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