I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Robinhood (Menlo Park, CA) in Feb 2019
Interview
Check out the reviews for their software engineering interviews to see how candidates are ghosted by the recruiters--I had the same experience. I actually enjoyed the on-site interview. The people asked great questions and they were clearly good at their jobs. However, after on-site everything just went radio silent. The recruiter promised to respond within 1 week, but it's been 6 weeks and I've heard nothing, no yay or nay, despite sending them 2 follow-up emails. I've never had a company just go poof on me like this, and this is after all the time I put in to do their take-home, technical screening and on-site. Tells you something about their culture.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
How do you interpret the coefficients of a logistic regression model?
A former colleague recommended me for the Data Scientist position at Robinhood, which led to an initial phone screen. The technical round was intense, featuring a challenging SQL question about user trading volume and a design question for an A/B test. The time I spent on prachub.com helped significantly; I had just worked on similar scenarios, so it felt familiar. After a few days, I received an offer, which I gladly accepted. The overall experience was tough but rewarding, and I was thrilled to join the team.
The first round was a VI with a senior data engineer. Technical interview, with one Python question and two SQL questions. The interviewer was really nice, and gave lots of hints and instructions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One Python question and two SQL questions. The problem is relative to the real world.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Robinhood in Mar 2022
Interview
A recruiter reached out, had a recruiter call, then was directed to complete a timed assessment within 2 weeks. 3 hour time limit. Completed the assessment, then got a rejection email saying they don't give feedback. If I would have known that beforehand I wouldn't have bothered. Company seems to be headed downhill anyway. Stay away imo.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
SQL, product sense, probability, regression through CodeSignal.
Data Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Robinhood with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 37% positive. To compare, the company-average is 46.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Data Scientist roles take an average of 26 days to get hired, when considering 19 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Robinhood overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Robinhood as a Data Scientist according to 19 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 35%
Phone interview: 29%
Presentation: 18%
Skills test: 6%
Drug test: 6%
Group panel interview: 6%
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