BBVA Data Scientist Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at BBVA.
BBVA
Data Scientist
Mid Difficult Negative experience No offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Technical screen Technical screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Technical Technical Technical
5 interviews: HR, then peer, then peer, then manager, then manager's manager. All except manager's manager and HR were theoretical/practical. The manager's manager doesn't like to be debated even though he will say the same thing 2 seconds later.
Confirmed questions5 questions
- Discuss distributions.
- Questions about Pandas.
- English language proficiency.
BBVA
Data Scientist
Entry Difficult Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Background check Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral
Very professional, punctual, and kind. They kept me informed about all stages of the process, from the initial call to the hiring. They were also attentive to any questions or comments I had throughout.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Tell me about your work experience.
- Why did you choose this profession?
BBVA
Data Scientist Intern
Intern Average Positive experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Group Presentation
Interview formats
Group Presentation
I was in the Be talent data 4 women program, the last stage is an in-person datathon, the team you're assigned to is random so it depends a lot on that. Likewise, the most important thing is not your solution but to have confidence in your oral presentation.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Why did you choose that solution for the problem?
BBVA Data Scientist Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from BBVA interview reports.
“How do you clean data in python?”
Read reports →“Which algorithm is best for building a machine learning model?”
Read reports →“What metrics would you use for imbalanced classification?”
Read reports →“What are the steps for developing different types of models?”
Read reports →“What was your approximate average grade in your degree?”
Read report →“What are your understandings of probability and statistics?”
Read report →“How would you detect failures in our application?”
Read report →“What machine learning models have you used?”
Read report →“Why are you looking to change companies?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 22 BBVA interview reports.