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      Data Scientist Interview

      1 Mar 2023
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Toptal in Feb 2023

      Interview

      The interview consisted of three parts. 1. Culture Fit with Recruiter 2. 30 Minute Live Data Science Coding Exercise 3. Take Home ML Challenge to be presented to a Technical Member of Staff. Overall good interview process that checks technical and social skills of potential freelancers joining the community.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Case Study and Online Coding Test
      Answer question
      1

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      Data Scientist Interview

      27 Oct 2024
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Wilmington, DE
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Toptal (Wilmington, DE)

      Interview

      I recently went through the interview process for a Data Scientist position, and overall, it was a positive and insightful experience.I'd rate the technical interview as moderately challenging. The questions were well-prepared and practical, focused on skills relevant to the role rather than overly theoretical concepts. Brush up on SQL, Python, and popular ML algorithms for a good chance of success.

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      Question 1

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      Data Scientist Interview

      21 Nov 2023
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Toptal in Aug 2023

      Interview

      I was interviewed by two people of the toptal core team. From minute one I understood that they didn't want to be doing this. They were uninterested, just asking me the questions to get over with it. One of them was arrogant and borderline offensive. I didn't appreciate wasting my time.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Asked to explain basic data science topics (like regularisation, neural networks, confusion matrix etc). Asked about my previous experience.
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      Data Scientist Interview

      17 Mar 2023
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Toptal

      Interview

      Toptal's interview process for software engineers consists of several stages: 1. Language and Personality Screening: Candidates take a language and personality test to assess their communication skills, problem-solving abilities, and cultural fit. 2. Technical Screening: Candidates complete a timed coding challenge in their area of expertise. 3. Live Interview: Candidates participate in a live video interview with a Toptal engineer to discuss their experience, technical skills, and problem-solving abilities. 4. Test Projects: Candidates are given a paid test project to complete and demonstrate their skills. 5. Final Review: A final review is conducted to evaluate the candidate's performance across all stages of the interview process and determine if they meet Toptal's high standards for talent. Overall, Toptal's interview process is designed to identify top-tier software engineering talent and ensure that clients receive high-quality work from experienced professionals.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Given an array of intervals where `intervals[i] = [start_i, end_i]`, merge overlapping intervals and return the merged intervals in sorted order. Example: Input: `intervals = [[1,3],[2,6],[8,10],[15,18]]` Output: `[[1,6],[8,10],[15,18]]` Explanation: The intervals `[1,3]` and `[2,6]` overlap, so they are merged into one interval `[1,6]`. Constraints: - `1 <= intervals.length <= 10^4` - `intervals[i].length == 2` - `0 <= start_i <= end_i <= 10^4`
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