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      Data Scientist Interview

      7 May 2024
      Anonymous interview candidate
      California, MD
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Google (California, MD) in Jan 2024

      Interview

      The interview process at Google for a data scientist typically involves several stages, starting with a phone screen and then progressing to onsite interviews. The phone screen may include technical questions and behavioral questions to assess your fit for the role. If you pass the phone screen, you'll be invited to an onsite interview, which usually consists of several back-to-back interviews with different interviewers. These interviews may include coding questions, algorithm design questions, data analysis questions, and more behavioral questions. The onsite interviews are designed to assess your technical skills, problem-solving abilities, and how well you would fit into Google's culture.

      Interview questions [4]

      Question 1

      Describe a machine learning project you worked on. What were the challenges you faced and how did you overcome them?
      Answer question

      Question 2

      Given a dataset, how would you determine which features are the most important for predicting a certain outcome?
      Answer question

      Question 3

      Explain the difference between supervised learning and unsupervised learning. Give examples of each.
      Answer question

      Question 4

      How would you approach a data analysis project where the data is very messy and unstructured?
      Answer question
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      Other Data Scientist interview reviews for Google

      Data Scientist Interview

      28 Apr 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Google

      Interview

      It was all good, the interviewer was very nice. Technical questions were a bit challenging but overall it was good. The hiring manager was looking for some hands on experience

      Data Scientist Interview

      30 Mar 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Google

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      Back to back interview. [1]. Mainly ask ML concepts, e.g., how to develop a classifer for youtube video; they will also ask some statistical concepts [2] Coding for both python and sql

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      how to develop a classifer for youtube video
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      Data Scientist Interview

      2 Mar 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Mountain View, CA
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA)

      Interview

      Applied at PhD level so I had two back to back technical interviews. One all stats concepts and the other talking over a hypothetical experiment design and walking through my thought process.

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