Prepare yourself to be led on, then dropped unfairly. Communication with HR is brutally unprofessional. If tbeing qhey ask you for interview availability and you give specific times, they may still schedule you for a time that doesn't work and then not respond when you try to change it.
More importantly, they overestimate the significance of a particular train case study they deliver if you make it to the onsite round. They believe that this single case is an 100% reliable indicator of your intelligence and ability to do the job. The case has more to do with managing your nerves and understanding the logistics of train stations than demonstrating data or analytical ability. Brace yourself for answering the questions correctly only to realize after that you did not put it in exactly the words they were looking for. It is essentially a frat hazing ritual. On the surface, DraftKings seems like an amazing place to work for a sports fan and quantitatively oriented person. After you have your interview experience, you will likely think otherwise.
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You will be scheduled for x time to speak with x. You already told them that x does not work.
The interview process was smooth with 3 rounds technical, 2 rounds behavioral. The questions were fair game and recruiter will give context up on technical interviews beforehand if you simply ask.
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at DraftKings
Interview
SQL, coding, syntax, they want to see your thinking process. They ask you how you would code certain situations and retrieve info from a database. Don't try to use AI because they will know
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Question 1
Given a data base with schema x, how would you retrieve information from table y, so that you get all results from table y that have these attributes from table z. Write the code in SQL of how you would do that, then write the data pipeline in SQL.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at DraftKings (Boston, MA)
Interview
Overall, the recruiter was very responsive and stayed on top of everything throughout the process. Communication was quick, clear, and organized. The entire interview experience felt smooth and well-coordinated, so I really can’t complain — it was a solid process from start to finish.
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Question 1
Talked about expected value for first technical and then a train question for second