I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at OnDeck (New York, NY) in Feb 2015
Interview
The process was overall very positive. The team and environment both look great, the recruiter I worked with was friendly and helpful, and the job sounded like a great blend of software and data science. I happened to fall into another opportunity that was too perfect for me to pass up while I was in the middle of the interview process with OnDeck, but would have happily worked here.
I was lukewarm about the company, honestly, before I got a chance to meet their team, but I was consistently, pleasantly surprised the further I got along in the process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
return the largest palindrome from a very long string.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at OnDeck (New York, NY)
Interview
There were 3 phone interviews - one with a recruiter, one with a data scientist(this one was technical with shared coding + algorithm type questions) and then another with a manager. Then I was given a project to complete at home. After completing the project I was invited for in in-person interview with 6 or so people. 90% of it was whiteboarding and/or going through the take-home project.
They were all about keeping in touch after the in-person...kept contacting me by phone and email to let me know that they were still interviewing but really liked me, wanted me to know I was still in the running...and then after 1-2 weeks of that finally they said they needed to push back hiring for this position until the next quarter.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Typical algorithm questions - if a string is a palindrome, etc.
Applied online and heard from both recruiter and data scientist within a week for the phone interview. As an experienced applicant most of conversation focused on previous experience although not directly applicable to the role i applied to.
Came in for a half day of interviews at the NYC office. All were relatively casual, with a brief technical component for SQL and modeling methodologies, best practices, etc. Also had a probability question, but focus was more on understanding and setup vs mental math.
Overall a very positive experience that reflected the open culture and dialog I've since experienced after joining!
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at OnDeck (New York, NY) in Feb 2016
Interview
Applied online and got a technical test within a day followed by two phone interviews the following week - one with a recruiter and one with a Data Scientist. The in person interviews lasted about half a day with a lot of whiteboarding of Python, SQL, and somewhat challenging stats/probability questions. Most interviewers were very friendly (some were a bit arrogant in their questioning - probably not the best picks to conduct interviews). Didn't hear back from them for 4 weeks until constant calling and emailing finally produced the automated "we have moved on with other candidates" email. Not very professional.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical test of probability simulation and a variety of Python and SQL questions in person.
Data Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at OnDeck with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 44% positive. To compare, the company-average is 50% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Data Scientist roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at OnDeck overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at OnDeck as a Data Scientist according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Group panel interview: 21%
One on one interview: 17%
Skills test: 13%
Personality test: 8%
Presentation: 4%
Background check: 4%
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