Data Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Uptake with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 41% positive. To compare, the company-average is 41.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Data Scientist roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 32 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Uptake overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Uptake as a Data Scientist according to 32 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Presentation: 16%
One on one interview: 15%
Group panel interview: 12%
Background check: 9%
Skills test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 3%
Drug test: 1%
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It was pretty similar to what others have said here except the coding test (I will discuss that in a minute). So, the first round was the usual set of screening questions by an HR rep: (1) tell me about yourself ("your story"); (2) what kind of ML experience do you have; and so forth. At this stage, make sure you throw in as many ML buzzwords as might be applicable to you. At the end, the HR rep also asked me if I had questions for them. The second round was a technical interview with a data scientist there. They asked me go in-depth into one of the ML projects that I had worked on. So basically I had to give a step-by-step description of the project with the interviewer asking me questions in between. To prepare for this stage, I would make sure to brush up on past projects listed on the resume (although they did let me choose which one I wanted to talk about). They also asked me questions about my related experience and background. Following this was a coding challenge where you will have 8 hours to complete a classification task. Some of the earlier posts suggest that this is a dataset with 8000 observations or so. This might have been true when they took the test, but the dataset is now much larger. It was closer to 200,000 examples and almost 500 features. So obviously make sure to use a computer with decent memory and brush up on your dimensionality reduction techniques (PCA etc) before starting the test (as it is timed -- 8 hours max). The dataset is a "real world" one in that it has missing data, erratic categories, and so forth so be prepared for some data cleaning. Other than that, the classification task itself is pretty standard and the problem is more or less what others have mentioned. Anyway, this is where the story unfortunately ends as I was not selected for the next round of interviews.
All in all, the interview process was pretty standard and laid back and the individuals I interacted with seemed nice.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
a) HR:
1. Tell me about yourself / background
2. What kind of ML/data science experience do you have
3. What brings you to uptake?
3. How do you keep updated on new developments in the field?
4. Do you have any questions?
b) Technical Interview:
1. Describe in detail an ML/DS project you have worked on [will also ask questions about specifics while you talk about it]
2. Talk about relevant experience and background
3. Do you have any questions?
The entire interview process moving from initial phone conversation to final round is fairly short, however, they do a bad job in terms of staying in touch and keeping the candidate informed is reflective of how unorganized this company is.
Interview process consists of a phone call, a take home challenge, and three rounds of technical interview session. One round consisting of explaining the project and the other round consisting of technical questions on the spot. During the take home challenge, you are given 8 hours to complete meaning that if you get the e-mail at 8pm be ready to do an all nighter. Also, make sure to check your e-mail consistently because your time begins when the challenge reaches your inbox.
Please think twice before applying here - probably is not worth your time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Just be on your toes for any question that may be asked.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Uptake in May 2020
Interview
I applied online, and was contacted in a few days to schedule a 30-minute interview with the head of data science, conducted over zoom. I was told I would hear back at the end of the week, and I got an offer when I followed up.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Before the interview, I was told to be prepared to describe a project that I have completed, or that I am currently working on.
I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Uptake (Chicago, IL) in Apr 2019
Interview
There are two rounds of phone interview, one assigned project and then one onsite interview. The first round interview is conducted by a recruiter, the second round interview is conducted by a Data Scientist from the applied department. In processing ...
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions about different rounds of the interview are listed below.
First Round
1. Your background
2. Your related projects
3. Your related work experience
4. How do you know uptake
5. Any other question about uptake
Second Round
1. Dive into one of two projects you have worked on. ( Algorithm, overfitting, Evaluation Metrics)
2. Any questions about the company