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      Data Scientist Algorithms Interview

      27 Oct 2020
      Anonymous interview candidate
      South San Francisco, CA
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Lyft (South San Francisco, CA) in Oct 2020

      Interview

      The interviewee just started a list of all questions, with the minimum intro as "I am a data scientist at Lyft and I am going to take your interview divided into three sections, a case study of a business plan, probability, and statistics, and finally a data insight of a hypothetical problem. So, let's get started". The case study problems were not so well versed, giving me hard time understanding them. However, he was patient to answer any clarifications. The first two parts went well as he confirmed that I answered them correctly. The last part was a bit difficult as it was a mix of Lyft A/B testing experimentation study and probability. Again questions were not clear and I had a hard time reading his mind. My answers were out of the box as a possible strategy, but he wanted to hear a solution that was written on his answer sheet. The interview ended with a simple question as to describe the p-value. As time was over, he just said bye very impatiently as he has to take another interview. I received a rejection in less than 24 hrs. I worked very hard for this interview prep, and I am quite disappointed that I even didn't get any feedback.

      Interview questions [3]

      Question 1

      Drivers acquisition from last year has dropped to 7%, what could be the reason?
      1 Answer

      Question 2

      There is a demand in an area, but riders are not taking rides. Why?
      1 Answer

      Question 3

      What is a p-value? Explain it.
      1 Answer