Discover Data Scientist Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 33 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Discover.
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Data Science Analyst
Lead Average Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Coding Case
The interview process had 4 rounds, but I only had 3. First, a recruiter call with standard behavioural questions. Then, a hiring manager call that included behavioural, SQL, Python, and a Case Study. The final round was with 3 people and involved behavioural questions, SQL & Python, and a Case study. They are looking for team players, people who are coachable, and familiar with finance.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you share an instance where you had to learn and apply a new technology on the job?
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Data Science Analyst
Senior Average Positive experience Accept offer 6 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Coding
HR reached out to set up a screening call with the hiring manager. After that, there was one screening call with the Hiring manager, followed by 5 more interviews. These were with a Principal Data Science analyst and Senior Managers from other data teams.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- Can you share your previous work experience?
- Describe a situation where you had to manage challenges.
- Give examples of how you've used data to provide business insights.
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Data Science Manager
Manager Average Negative experience Accept offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Phone screen Onsite Background check Offer
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral Presentation
this interview went over a span of 5 months , with one round of interview I had to give at 2 am cause I was on a vacation and yet the company pulled of the off they made. My visa status was reviewed by the company's law firm before interview and was given a go to start interview and after the verbal offer again was reviewed and flagged a high risk. HR and hiring team was not proactive in the whole process and this was sheer of time. Most irresponsible Hiring team I have seen in this unprecedented time when the firms are taking that extra leap of making the process fast and smooth for candidates.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- Asked SQL questions
- Project based questions with the Hiring Manager
- Questions with the stakeholder
Discover Data Scientist Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Discover interview reports.
“What is the difference between UNION and UNION ALL?”
Read reports →“In a distribution with a long right tail, would the mean or median typically be higher?”
Read reports →“Could you write the SQL query for the provided chart, using the raw data and the desired output?”
Read reports →“Could you describe the Normal Distribution curve and percentages related to 2 sigma?”
Read reports →“How would you write an SQL query to trace a user's navigation path given a table of their page interactions with timestamps and actions?”
Read report →“When would you choose median instead of mean?”
Read report →“Can you explain the qualify() function in SQL?”
Read report →“Given a table of all user interactions, what query would you write to track the sequence of steps a user takes, such as step1 -> step2?”
Read report →“In what scenarios would you opt for a left join in SQL?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 33 Discover interview reports.