I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Kikoff in Jun 2025
Interview
HR reached out. Had SQL test. Received email with invitation to the next around. Scheduled. 1 hour later, the HR told me the hiring process had been concluded. Overall not a very professional experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Typical SQL questions that involve window functions
First self Introduction, then comes SQL technical questions about 5-6 small subquestion. Then comes some statistical reasonign question including hypothesis test and common distribution. I think you can perform well if you are well prepared
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
some SQL question and statistical reasoning questions
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Kikoff (San Francisco, CA) in Jan 2025
Interview
sql coderpad
hiring manager
onsite
Overall very standard, just practice your window functions and statistics. Case study domain depending on the domain you're interviewing for but very much the same as PM style
Data Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Kikoff with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 25% positive. To compare, the company-average is 36.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Data Scientist roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Kikoff overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Kikoff as a Data Scientist according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 33%
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
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