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      Senior Data Scientist Interview

      Jun 21, 2024
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Thumbtack in Jun 2024

      Interview

      It was the worst experience as the interviewer stopped the interview in between and said it is not how we do things here. When asked a question about Incrementality testing, my answer was based on testing the lift for a B2B company whereas the interviewer wanted B2C example. Without asking anything further, he ended the interview. Are you looking for exact same projects? Is there no learning curve for candidates? Do you not respect candidates' time and answers and abruptly end interviews just because the answer is not what you wanted to hear? Good people make good companies and all the negative reviews are speaking of the company's culture!

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Simple Incrementality test question but expected the candidate to read the interviewer's mind and give the same answer which he is expecting.
      Answer question
      3

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      Senior Data Scientist Interview

      Mar 20, 2021
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      New York, NY
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Thumbtack (New York, NY)

      Interview

      It seems like they had streamlined the process so that the onsite follows the recruiter phone screen (optionally, there is a talk with the hiring manager). The recruiter was super nice and tried to make me feel excited for my talks with the team member. The team members were nice, but it was a case of the recruiter overselling the company (the more senior interviewers seemed more... detached and not so willing to talk). I did not have a good talk with the hiring manager, though one major factor was the poor internet connection in our Zoom call impacting my ability to understand them. But what was meant to be a behavioral interview kind of became them grilling me for the whole session. Perhaps this was a case where at least I learned I would not have meshed well with them. But I think this gives you a sense of what they're looking for: Data scientists who have worked in the consumer app space who own the whole process from project ideation all the way to production. That, and you probably should be familiar with the Thumbtack product going into the interview. Sadly, I never got the chance to ask many questions. Only two of the sessions allowed time for more than 1-2 questions.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Make sure you can talk about your past projects in satisfactory ways.
      1 Answer
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      Thumbtack response
      5y
      Thank you for sharing your experience while interviewing with our team. We have passed this feedback along as we want all future employees to feel welcome here at Thumbtack.

      Thumbtack interviews FAQs

      • Candidates applying for Senior Data Scientist roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Thumbtack overall takes an average of 23 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Thumbtack as a Senior Data Scientist according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:

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