I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Factual (Los Angeles, CA) in Jun 2019
Interview
One of the worst interview experience ever. Very loose questions and very poor communication. The interviewer was clearly not prepared and late for the interview. Worst of all, judgmental and grossly exaggerated negative feedback from HR even when not asked.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Factual in Oct 2019
Interview
Had a friend do an interview referral for me. I sent in my resume, had a 90 minute technical phone interview which included a data science question and a Q&A. Overall chill experience and comfortable interview
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Find the most popular place per postal code given a set of locational data
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Factual in Jun 2018
Interview
While it didn't result in an offer, I had a good experience interviewing. I had an initial phone screener with HR, a take home assessment around json files, and a technical screener. This involved live coding (python) using a shared document. The coding tasks were relatively simple, though coding in front of someone else is always stressful. I also got asked several order of magnitude questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How many restaurant does Yelp have reviews for on their site?
Data Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Factual with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 43.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Data Scientist roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Factual overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Factual as a Data Scientist according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 56%
Presentation: 22%
Skills test: 11%
One on one interview: 11%
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