Octopus Energy 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 Octopus Energy.
Octopus Energy
Data Scientist
Entry Average Positive experience Accept offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite Background check Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Case
The application was professionally appropriate and straightforward, for example, without an extensive cover letter. The first get-to-know-you meeting was very natural, without a standard question catalog, but with genuine interest in the person and their professional background. The subsequent DS case and the team get-to-know-you session clearly showed that a professional, motivational, and personal match between you and the team is important, which I found to be well-balanced.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- What is important to you at work?
- Appropriate case-specific questions
Octopus Energy
Data Scientist
Entry Average Positive experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Take home Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Coding
First, a chat with a Talent Partner to see if you're a good fit. Then, a coding and applied microeconomics take-home test. After that, a Google Meet with two team members to chat about the test and other stuff like economics and personality stuff. Your Talent Partner will keep you in the loop and give you feedback the whole way. Big thanks to Ruth Barker for being so chill and communicative, made Octopus feel super welcoming.
Confirmed questions1 question
- What makes you want to join the Centre for Net Zero?
Octopus Energy
Data Scientist
Entry Average Negative experience Accept offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Take home Technical screen Onsite Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Coding
I got referred and the recruiter hit me up for a 20 min call. Then there was a general background interview, a take home challenge, a technical interview about the take home, and then two more general interviews before they gave me an offer.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Can you elaborate on the take-home assignment and the solution you developed?
- Describe your approach and reasoning for the take-home challenge.
- Please detail the specifics of your solution for the take-home task.
Octopus Energy Data Scientist Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Octopus Energy interview reports.
“Design an optimization for battery storage efficiency.”
Read reports →“Given the available data time range, what are the potential drawbacks of using all of it for the task?”
Read reports →“What makes you want to join the Centre for Net Zero?”
Read reports →“What was the single most important thing they inquired about?”
Read reports →“Regarding the calculations you performed, what assumptions did you make about the data, and what methods would you use to validate those assumptions?”
Read report →“Are you proficient in Python?”
Read report →“Can you review my take-home task and discuss it?”
Read report →“Can you share some information about yourself?”
Read report →“Describe your approach to stakeholder interaction.”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 11 Octopus Energy interview reports.