Clearwater Analytics (CWAN) Operations Analyst Interview Questions
& Process
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Clearwater Analytics (CWAN)
Data Operations Analyst
Entry Difficult Neutral experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Onsite Take home
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Case Other
I had a 45-minute phone screen where they asked about my knowledge of the company, my motivation for working there, my 5-year career goals, my understanding of the role, and some behavioral questions. After that, they told me about a face-to-face interview. They gave me two case studies and some accounting considerations to review. The interview itself was 1.5 hours long and involved four company members. They asked many challenging questions, many of which can be found on Glassdoor.
Confirmed questions6 questions
- Given 2 bowls and 50 white and 50 black balls, how can we maximize the chance that a person entering the room picks a white ball?
- If a 12x12x12 Rubik's cube is painted on the outside, how many small cubes will not have any paint on them?
- You're outside a wardrobe with a light inside and three switches. Only one switch turns on the light. You can only open the wardrobe once to check if the light is on. How do you identify the correct switch?
Clearwater Analytics (CWAN)
Operations Analyst
Entry Difficult Positive experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Take home Technical screen Onsite Background check Offer
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral Presentation
Applied online for the Operations Analyst role in Edinburgh. Got an email to do a self-timed online numeracy/problem solving test on Surveymonkey, which was pretty easy. Then, a recruiter from Boise emailed to set up a 30-minute phone interview. We mostly talked about my CV and experience, with a few quick math and basic finance questions. After that, I had a face-to-face panel interview with three people, one from Boise. This involved going over my CV, interests, and discussing what I enjoy at work and handling conflicts. Then came whiteboard math/problem solving questions, which varied in difficulty, some taking up to 15 mins. One was quite abstract and I struggled, but they were helpful in talking through it, focusing on the method. Lastly, a question about my SQL experience, specifically setting up a film/actor database and querying it. I felt okay about this but was rusty. The interviewers were nice. I didn't think I did great on the problem-solving part and figured I wouldn't move forward. Heard back within a week that I wouldn't get a further interview or an offer. Still, it was a good experience. I'd suggest preparing for the problem-solving questions, but the interview seems to reflect the actual job demands, so you might struggle if you're not good under pressure.
Confirmed questions6 questions
- What's the next number in the sequence 17, 19, 23, 29, 37...?
- There's a question about sheep farmers' flock sizes, which is about setting up algebraic inequalities, but you can figure it out without them given the numbers.
- What's the angle between the hour and minute hands on a clock at 3:15?
Clearwater Analytics (CWAN)
Marketing Operations Specialist
Entry Average Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen
Interview formats
Behavioral
The process had some issues with communication between recruiters, the team, and upper management. This made things take a long time and gave me false hope. It would be better if they could improve how they coordinate and make it clearer what upper management is looking for, so applicants' time is respected. This would make it a better experience for everyone.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you share your previous experience in marketing operations?
Clearwater Analytics (CWAN) Operations Analyst Interview Questions
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“Write a Python program that counts to 5 and then prints 'hello'.”
Read reports →“If a 12x12x12 Rubik's cube is painted on the outside, how many small cubes will not have any paint on them?”
Read reports →“What's the next number in the sequence 17, 19, 23, 29, 37...?”
Read reports →“Imagine a 6x6x6 cube that's painted on the outside. How many smaller cube pieces would have paint on them?”
Read reports →“What's the angle between the hour and minute hands on a clock at 3:15?”
Read report →“Given two ropes that burn in exactly one hour from one end to the other, but burn at inconsistent rates, how can you use them to measure a 45-minute interval?”
Read report →“Given 2 bowls and 50 white and 50 black balls, how can we maximize the chance that a person entering the room picks a white ball?”
Read report →“Describe setting up a SQL database for films and actors and then writing a query to find all actors in a particular film.”
Read report →“If you have 50 red and 50 blue objects, how do you distribute them between two containers to get the minimum/maximum probability of drawing one of the colors?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 5 Clearwater Analytics (CWAN) interview reports.