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      Data Scientist - Machine Learning Interview

      May 16, 2019
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Amsterdam
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Booking.com (Amsterdam) in Mar 2019

      Interview

      Start with a phone call with HR. They ask generic questions on past experience, had the feeling they tried to match keywords against a checklist. They really want you to name some ML models. The second step was an online multiple choice test on Hackerank. 12 questions, about 80% about statistics, 20% on basic machine learning (cross-validation, feature engineering). The third step was a 45-60 min skype call with 2 Data Scientists. The internet connection was unstable so we backed up on a regular phone call which didn't allow for proper communication. The initial questions are about your experience with ML models: they test your knowledge on as many details as possible. The second part of the interview is solving a business case on the fly. You explain how you'd approach it and why.

      Interview questions [3]

      Question 1

      How does a CNN for object detection compute the detection probabilities?
      Answer question

      Question 2

      How do the Convolutional layers of a CNN work?
      Answer question

      Question 3

      How do you select a model?
      Answer question
      7

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      Data Scientist - Machine Learning Interview

      Feb 2, 2017
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Booking.com in Jan 2017

      Interview

      I received a Data Science Challenge within a week of applying. The challenge was an half-an-hour test on HackerRank. The challenge tested conceptual knowledge of machine learning algorithms and statistics. Common topics of testing were clustering, overfitting and hypothesis testing.

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      Question 1

      If the training error and the testing error are both high, as the number of data points increase, what measures will you take to fix the model?
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      Data Scientist - Machine Learning Interview

      Aug 23, 2016
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Booking.com

      Interview

      1) Online written test on Machine Learning, statistics. 2) HR interview. Interview process is sloppy. They will take a written test, screen your CV, ask you for interview and then send you decline e-mail for the next step. The most probable reason is availability of local candidates. Not recommended for candidates living outside Netherlands or EU. It's a waste of time.

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      What is your PhD project? Past job experience etc.
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