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Wayfair interviews FAQs
Data Solutions Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Wayfair with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 51.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Data Solutions Engineer roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Wayfair overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Wayfair as a Data Solutions Engineer according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 67%
Phone interview: 33%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Wayfair in Nov 2019
Interview
Within a day of applying they sent me a quantitative challenge that was just a few basic/intermediate SQL questions. They recommend doing it within 48 hours which is kind of a short window, but the actual challenge doesn't take too long.
After completing the challenge I received an email saying I had done well and passed to the next phase pretty quickly. They sent me an an interview availability form which I filled out within a few hours of them sending it. Supposedly I'd have an interview setup within a week or two, but this ended up taking over a month.
The second interview was just a short technical phone screen with a data analyst. A few freebie behavioral questions followed by an intermediate live coding SQL problem as well as a critical thinking problem. My interview went well but I ended up receiving a call saying that despite my good performance, they had already filled all the available positions.
While my actual interview process was great, having to wait over a month for it to be scheduled while getting contacted by a different HR representative each time was not a positive experience.
1st round - online assessment
2nd round - SQL & case study
3rd round - hr, T-sql , Homework asssessment
1st round - online assessment
2nd round - SQL & case study
3rd round - hr, T-sql , Homework asssessment
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Write an SQL query to find the person_name of the last person who will fit in the elevator without exceeding the weight limit. It is guaranteed that the person who is first in the queue can fit in the elevator.
case study - sudden decrease in gross profit by 50%(GP=revenue - cost ) for only 1 day - normal GP before & after that day .why? GP is shipping, damages & defects
Received coding quiz invite and attempted immediately. Finished SQL Codility quiz, which they gave 2 hours but can be done within 1. Then I received an email just 2 business days after, said my profile seems fit but they have finished hiring for the season, which is unreasonable and a waste of my time. My experience is inconsistent with the others Glassdoor intern review.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Wayfair (Boston, MA) in Mar 2020
Interview
Received 3 SQL questions as the initial screening process and moved to first round of 1 hour with live coding challenge and the critical thinking scenarios. I did not receive offer after this round.