EverQuote Quantitative Analyst Interview Questions
& Process

The whole thing started with a phone screen that was supposed to be 30 minutes but went a bit longer. They asked me to introduce myself, talked about why I wanted to join the company, and then really dug into my resume with lots of follow-up questions. They also asked a behavioral question about making a decision using data. The first real round had both behavioral and case parts. For the behavioral stuff, they asked about tough projects, dealing with a difficult coworker, and what I might have done differently in the past. The case interview was about staffing a call center, and I had to ask questions to figure out the best way to use different types of workers to save money. Then they changed the scenario a bit, but honestly, it wasn't super clear what they wanted even after I asked. I didn't move on after that. The whole process seemed pretty slow, like over a month went by between the different stages.

The whole thing took about 3 weeks. First, I had a screening call with Talent Acquisition. They asked standard stuff like 'tell me about yourself,' 'why your major,' and 'why Everquote.' They finished with a brainteaser. Next up was a phone call with a team manager. He asked similar behavioral questions but dug deeper into my past actions, then posed a case-like question. The third step was an onsite interview where they flew me out and put me up in a nice hotel to meet people from different teams. I had 3 interviews that day with about 3 case questions in total. To wrap things up, there was a final screening call with the SVP of analytics. Overall, it was a really pleasant and timely process.

The overall experience was nice with sweet people, but the process itself was very difficult. It started with an HR call, followed by three distinct case interviews. You had to successfully complete one case interview before being scheduled for the next one on a different day. After clearing all the cases, there was a final in-person round. The cases themselves weren't extremely hard, but it really came down to the interviewer. Some were good at explaining the case constraints, while others weren't. My first case interviewer was great at explaining, but my second one did a really poor job, which confused me and led to mistakes. The interviewers for the second round were also quite unwelcoming and never smiled, making it awkward. However, the interviewers for the first case were very pleasant and friendly. The structure of the cases was also unusual, and it was hard to grasp how they worked. You needed to ask for specific data to arrive at a precise numerical answer.