Data Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Whatnot with 3.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Data Scientist roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Whatnot overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Whatnot as a Data Scientist according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 21%
Phone interview: 21%
One on one interview: 21%
Background check: 14%
Other: 7%
Personality test: 7%
Group panel interview: 7%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Whatnot in Aug 2023
Interview
Chat with the hiring manager, one quick technical interview in SQL and python, and a case study/behavioral interview after. Pretty straightforward but just a lot of interviews to get through.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Understand experimental design for product analytics and how to create appropriate KPIs for experiments.
passed first hr and second rounds. now at technical stage. waiting to see the following stages. hr said there would be several more, and now i want to take a look at some past experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
tell me about a time when you solve a complex problem
I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Whatnot (New York, NY) in Aug 2025
Interview
Recruiter call followed by a hiring manager interview, and then a technical round consisting of multiple back-to-back rounds, including coding proficiency (Python and SQL), metric evaluation, and a product understanding case study. The process was very quick, and they did not waste time between rounds, but turns out they were hiring for a senior role, and I was not a match. Interesting how they realised that 5 rounds into the process.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Whatnot (San Francisco, CA) in Jul 2025
Interview
Recruiter reached out.
Two technical rounds and four case study/ critical thinking rounds.
They move extremely fast. And the recruiter is one of the most professional and fast-turn around. The interviewing experience has been great!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked about my experiences in my previous roles and tested my technical hands-on.