Wish Data Scientist Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 15 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Wish.
Wish
Data Scientist
Senior Average Neutral experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Coding Case
Had an initial non-technical chat with HR and the hiring manager. Then went through two rounds of technical interviews. The first one was about SQL and coding, with standard/easy Leetcode-level questions. The second technical round focused on product sense, asking about practical scenarios relevant to the job.
Confirmed questions1 question
- What are the steps to join two tables and then identify the most popular item?
Wish
Data Scientist
Mid Average Positive experience No offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Phone screen Technical screen Onsite Recruiter call
Interview formats
Technical Coding Other
Had 2 rounds of interviews. First was a technical phone interview, which covered my resume projects, problem-solving skills, advanced SQL, and some easy LeetCode coding questions. The second round was a virtual on-site with 3 parts that were similar to the first round, covering SQL and easy LeetCode coding. Then there was a round focused on communicating with non-technical stakeholders, and finally, a round with the hiring manager. Oh, and I had a recruiter call before all this.
Confirmed questions1 question
- How do you explain a technical concept to a non-tech folks,
Wish
Data Science Engineer
Entry Average Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
I applied for this role on LinkedIn and the whole process took roughly two weeks. A recruiter reached out to me and asked some general questions about my current situation and past experience. After that, they scheduled a technical phone interview. Both the recruiter and the interviewer were quite nice during the process.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you describe how you would design a structure or algorithm to find a person's parents, and how you might refine this design to minimize storage space usage?
Wish Data Scientist Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Wish interview reports.
“Can you define covariance, correlation, and independence statistically, and also provide their mathematical definitions?”
Read reports →“What are the steps to join two tables and then identify the most popular item?”
Read reports →“Were there easy to medium Python questions on Leetcode?”
Read reports →“Can you describe how you would design a structure or algorithm to find a person's parents, and how you might refine this design to minimize storage space usage?”
Read reports →“Can you describe a basic string manipulation technique?”
Read report →“Could you solve the locker problem?”
Read report →“Was the optimization question on data infra challenging?”
Read report →“Was there an experimentation question?”
Read report →“How did you find out about us?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
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