FARFETCH 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 FARFETCH.
FARFETCH
Data Scientist
Mid Average Positive experience Accept offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite Panel Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Coding
We had several interviews. First, an initial interview to check skills. Then a technical interview to assess technical competencies, followed by an interview with the company manager. After that, an interview with the technical team, and finally, a last interview.
Confirmed questions1 question
- What contribution can I make to the company?
FARFETCH
Data Scientist
Lead Average Positive experience Accept offer 6 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Phone screen Technical screen Phone screen Phone screen
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral
HR screen call, then a Python and basic stats questionaire, followed by a technical call to discuss ML concepts, another technical call about past projects, an interview about growth potential, and finally a cultural fit interview.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you explain the bias vs variance trade-off?
FARFETCH
Data Scientist
Entry Average Negative experience No offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Background check Offer
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
This company has a pattern of not communicating with candidates, which is reflected in reviews. I reached the final stages before experiencing this 'ghosting'. I was told 'Someone in HR will be in touch,' but they never were. Despite emailing three times to inquire about my status, I received no response, except for an automated message about a single day of annual leave. This suggests they are actively ignoring external communication. It's highly unprofessional to ignore people outside the organization.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you define what a p-value is?
FARFETCH Data Scientist Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from FARFETCH interview reports.
“Describe how to fit a generic Gaussian Mixture Model.”
Read reports →“Can you define what a p-value is?”
Read reports →“Can you determine the launch date of a discount campaign from a time series of orders?”
Read reports →“Can you explain the bias vs variance trade-off?”
Read reports →“Can you explain the bias versus variance tradeoff?”
Read report →“Using the given data, how would you build a model to forecast sales for the upcoming year?”
Read report →“How would you approach clustering products on their website?”
Read report →“Could you answer some basic Python programming questions without an IDE, where you have to copy and paste your answers?”
Read report →“Can you explain how you deploy a ML model?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 19 FARFETCH interview reports.