Professional phone screen interview ,easy going .Asked java , sybase questions .if we many indexes on the table how it will impact the performance . Difference between clustered and non clustered indexes .
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Tapad (New York, NY) in Dec 2017
Interview
I first met Tapad during a career fair held at my university. I talked to one of the data scientists there and really enjoyed it. One week later, I receive an email from the recruiter telling me that the applications for their Summer Internship Program are now open and that I should apply given my background.
The interviewing process is quite smooth and the HR is very responsive and helpful. I had 2 technical phone interviews with two different members of the Data Science team: basic questions about your previous experience and projects followed by some technical questions (math, machine learning).
Shortly after the second phone interview, I am invited to their NYC office for a round of onsite interviews.
The recruiter was very nice and showed me around. Then I had 3 interviews of about 30-45 min each where I met the two data scientists I had on the phone previously and the VP of Data Science. Here again some technical questions and a coding exercise. I really enjoyed talking to the team and the technical questions were very interesting. I felt like it was more a discussion than an interview, which is great!
I receive a final phone call after the winter break with a proposition to join the summer internship program.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Basic and Technical questions about your projects
- Some Machine learning exercises
- Coding exercise (you can choose the language you want)
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Tapad
Interview
There was one coding round, followed by a talk with a recruiter, who asked me questions on my resume and all the projects I had done. It was fairly straightforward.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Areas I would like to work in, if offered an internship