Unpleasant. The interviewer were chatting in WhatsApp during the interview which interrupted me. I got the feeling he was looking for final answer and not get to know my qualifications.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a sorted array of size n find all numbers that appear sqrt(n) times
First round was 5 probability and complexity puzzles (on paper, no code). Second round was general coding skills (not leet) and third round was another probability puzzle and general talk.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How can you deterministically create a probability of 1/3 using a coin with probability p for tails? (You can choose p)
I applied online. I interviewed at Pagaya (Tel Aviv-Yafo) in May 2025
Interview
Screening call - basic questions about relevant experience, what I am looking for, why am I leaving my current position, salary expectation - etc.
Interview with Team Lead - wanted to hear about a Data Science project (at work or out of work), and asked questions about statistics, model theory etc.
Take Home Assigment - one day with some analysis questions and building a model for data.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In the problem presented, why do you think a linear model performed the best on the given data?
