Geotab 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 Geotab.
Geotab
Data Scientist
Entry Average Neutral experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
First, there was an HR prescreening call that lasted about 20 minutes. After a week, I had my second round with the Hiring Manager, which was a 45-minute interview focusing on my resume and projects. They asked normal questions, and the interviewers were nice. The whole process was smooth, and no difficult questions were asked.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Can you share some information about your background?
- What makes you interested in this specific role?
- Could you describe some of the projects you've worked on?
Geotab
Data Scientist
Mid Average Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Technical screen Take home
Interview formats
Technical Technical Coding
I interviewed with Geotab for a Data Scientist role in Dec 2021. It was three rounds. First, an HR screening plus technical questions (30 mins) covering work eligibility and compensation, plus basic Python and SQL. Second, a technical interview with a panel of data scientists (45 mins) focusing on my resume projects and past experience. Third, a live coding session where I had 1.5 hours to solve 4 problems (2 Python, 2 SQL) while being monitored but not pair programming. I could use resources and the internet, as long as I didn't copy-paste directly from Stack Overflow. They were very accommodating, scheduling all three interviews within two days due to my travel plans and providing a decision by Tuesday. Overall, it was an amazing experience.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you explain the difference between UNION and UNION ALL in SQL?
Geotab
Data Scientist Intern
Intern Average Positive experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Take home Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Coding
The interview process was super quick, happening all within about a week. It kicked off with an HR interview that covered both behavioral stuff and some oral technical questions. Then there was an online quiz, which was also behavioral. After that, I had to do a proctored coding assessment. Finally, I interviewed with the actual data team.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- Python questions (oral)
- Python questions (programming)
- SQL questions (oral)
Geotab Data Scientist Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Geotab interview reports.
“Regarding Python, is it pass by reference or pass by value?”
Read reports →“What's a way to clear out a dataframe?”
Read reports →“Explain the difference between a method and a function in Python, perhaps with an example like a list A and its sorting method (A.sorted() vs sort(A)).”
Read reports →“Write code using pandas and SQLite to process distributed data frames in mass-scale deep learning training.”
Read reports →“Can you explain the difference between UNION and UNION ALL in SQL?”
Read report →“What distinguishes Supervised Learning from Unsupervised Learning?”
Read report →“What are the five constraints in SQL, and what is their purpose?”
Read report →“Could you explain what an index in SQL is and its significance?”
Read report →“Could you define what a Lambda Function is?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 23 Geotab interview reports.