I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Plume Design (Palo Alto, CA) in May 2017
Interview
It was pretty much the same as other companies. Initial screening followed by an on-site interview. The questions were relevant to the job position and involved the situations which I would face if hired.
The interviewers were really good, not only in asking meaningful questions but also in the whole discussion process. I got confused while answering one of the questions on dynamic programming and my interviewer instead of being disappointed helped me be calm and let me think through the answer again.
They even had a lunch interview on probability and statistics, the interviewer was really nice. Not being a probability expert myself, I tried to answer the question to the best of my knowledge and surprisingly enough, the interviewer helped me understand the whole solution !!
The interview process was fast. I've got one phone call with HR and one more with the hiring manager. The next round was the on-site interview. It took about 3 weeks in total for all rounds.
I got a phone call. The interviewer was interesting and proceeded to give me information about the company. After that I had to answer 3 questions. Lastly I asked questioned about the company and that was it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Write a function that takes in two sorted lists and outputs a sorted list that is their union?
It started with a hiring manager phone screen, then two technical rounds, and an onsite with five rounds. A very friendly HR welcomed me, and did a very clear introduction about their business and product. The HR even provided tips that were helpful for interviewers.
They have a positive working environment. I could feel it when I was there. Overall, very positive impression.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
statistics, machine learning, python, and open-ended questions.
Data Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Plume Design with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 43% positive. To compare, the company-average is 39.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Data Scientist roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Plume Design overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Plume Design as a Data Scientist according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 50%
One on one interview: 20%
Group panel interview: 20%
Presentation: 10%
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