DraftKings 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 DraftKings.
DraftKings
Data Scientist
Senior Average Positive experience No offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Panel Presentation
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Case Presentation
The interview process was pretty good. The internal recruiter did a good job explaining each stage and was helpful. It started with a casual chat with the recruiter, followed by a 30-60 minute meeting with the hiring manager, who is the team lead. Then, there were three 60-minute interviews: one was a technical deep dive into a past project, another was a cultural fit interview, and the last one was a case study. I struggled a bit on the case study, so make sure your modeling approach for sports betting is solid, and you should be fine.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you describe a project you led, using the STARs method, and answer follow-up questions about the tech stack?
DraftKings
Data Scientist
Mid Difficult Neutral experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Coding Technical
The last part of the process had a difficult coding interview and a simpler analytical one. There were interviewers with different styles, one serious and quiet, the other more chatty and relaxed. Overall, it was a good experience.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Could you review this code, explain its function, and then implement a wrapper function for it?
- How would you approach this math-heavy problem?
- Can you solve this probability-related question?
DraftKings
Data Scientist Intern
Intern Average Neutral experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Case
It was like a typical HR call followed by a case study. The interviewer seemed a bit arrogant and there was someone else there just watching who didn't interact. Overall, I'd say it was alright, but not amazing. You can tell they put effort into creating new case studies, but the interviewers themselves aren't very skilled at conducting interviews.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Could you hand-draw a graph?
DraftKings Data Scientist Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from DraftKings interview reports.
“Can you solve this probability-related question?”
Read reports →“Could you review this code, explain its function, and then implement a wrapper function for it?”
Read reports →“Could you hand-draw a graph?”
Read reports →“Could you walk me through this code and explain it?”
Read reports →“How would you approach this math-heavy problem?”
Read report →“Can you explain concepts in probability, statistics, and machine learning?”
Read report →“Can you answer some basic SQL questions?”
Read report →“Can you introduce yourself?”
Read report →“How would you approach this problem?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 7 DraftKings interview reports.