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Describe career goals and what makes good teams

PayPalData Scientist · Onsite
EasyData ScientistOnsiteBehavioral & Leadership

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This Behavioral & Leadership interview prompt for a Senior Data Scientist evaluates leadership, cross-functional influence, strategic communication, career planning, and team-operating competencies by requesting a data-driven project example, a 3–5 year career outlook, and definitions of effective managers and teams.

For a Senior Data Scientist onsite (Uber context), answer the following leadership/behavioral prompts:

  1. Describe a past project where you influenced product/engineering decisions using data. What was the ambiguity, what did you do, and what changed?
  2. What is your 3–5 year career outlook (scope, skills, and impact), and how does this role fit?
  3. What does a good manager look like for you in a DS/analytics organization? What do you expect from them and what do you provide in return?
  4. What does a good team look like (ways of working, decision-making, technical standards, stakeholder management)?