The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at Koalafi (New York, NY)
Interview
Stay away from this company. The interview process is highly unorganized and they don't test data science knowledge, but your ability to solve maths questions! They are trying to imitate the data science process at Capital One and the job is actually a Business Analyst role. The company has high Revenue growth, but profits? Is it going to survive during a market crash?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Just mug up all the capital one cases ( no ML knowledge is required)
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Koalafi (Washington, DC) in Nov 2025
Interview
I spoke with the recruiter, then hiring manager. I didn't make it past that point (unsure why).
The recruiter and hiring manager seemed nice, but the recruiter didn't respond to my follow-up email asking for feedback about the interview process. That left a bad taste in my mouth.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you ensembled two models that each had an AUROC of .5, could you make a better model?
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I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Koalafi (Centreville, VA) in Apr 2021
Interview
First time I've ever intentionally botched an interview. Interviewer was very arrogant and belittling. Wouldn't even allow me to answer a single question before interrupting. I'd be happy to get rejected if it means never interacting with this guy again.
