Zalando interviews
Zalando interviewsGermany
How the interview runs
- Initial callWith a Talent Acquisition Partner.
- Hiring manager or technical screenOne or the other, sometimes both.
- Final interviewsFour to five: live coding, ML system design, science breadth and depth, and leadership and scope.
Source: jobs.zalando.com
How the interview runs
“Final Interviews (typically between 4-5 interviews covering different focus areas)”
Zalando CareersApplied Scientist interview guide
Four to five final interviews
Turn a vague prediction request into a target, a cutoff and a validation design.
Example“it may involve an additional tech talk (science presentation, topic of candidate’s choice -needs to be relevant to the job).”
Zalando CareersApplied Scientist interview guide
A science presentation, sometimes
Turn a vague prediction request into a target, a cutoff and a validation design.
ExampleTechnical rounds
“Based on your solutions, you will discuss trade-offs about the code structure, data structure choices you made, and your code's runtime and memory complexity.”
Zalando CareersApplied Scientist interview guide
Defend your code’s trade-offs
Turn a vague prediction request into a target, a cutoff and a validation design.
Example“We need to ensure you possess adequate knowledge about significant parts of a large-scale ML system and pipeline and can effectively work with the engineering team.”
Zalando CareersApplied Scientist interview guide
Know the whole ML pipeline
Turn a vague prediction request into a target, a cutoff and a validation design.
Example“dive deep into specific subjects, e.g., deep learning algorithms and frameworks, data curation, and model evaluation.”
Zalando CareersApplied Scientist interview guide
Depth on evaluation and data curation
Turn a vague prediction request into a target, a cutoff and a validation design.
ExampleExplaining results
“assess your ability to communicate with leadership about an applied science project that you designed, executed, and evolved with the appropriate level of scope and business impact.”
Zalando CareersApplied Scientist interview guide
Talk to leadership about impact
Explain to a non-specialist what a capped metric can and cannot show.
ExampleHow they say to prepare
“We encourage you to bring concrete examples from projects. The interviewer will evaluate your scientific problem solving skill and your level of understanding of the underlying science topics.”
Zalando CareersApplied Scientist interview guide
Bring concrete project examples
Explain to a non-specialist what a capped metric can and cannot show.
ExampleLast reviewed