Applied through UW jobs site, submitted resume and cover letter. Was contacted by hiring manager and asked to completely a coding test using Codility. Two questions, 30 minutes each, nothing too challenging. Several days after I submitted my coding test they asked me to come to their Belltown office for an in-person interview. This consisted of three separate interviews. I first met with a Technical Product Manager who asked me some general technical questions, inquired about my skills and background, and gave a detailed explanation of the job itself. Next was a technical whiteboard interview with a Software Architect. We discussed my Codility submissions and he asked what improvements I could have made to my codes. He walked me through a coding exercise and gave me helpful advice along the way. We ended the interview by talking about some of the details of the data science project I would be working on, and he asked me some math riddles. Final interview was only about 15-20 minutes with the director of Data science. He described the logistics of the research group and asked about my experience working with a team. This was by far the easiest part of the interview. Overall this was quite enjoyable compared to your average software engineer interview. The whiteboard part was especially enjoyable; the interviewer seemed genuinely interested in guiding me to the right answer. Still waiting to hear back after my interview, which was last Tuesday.

The interview process took about two weeks. First I met with the team I would be working with and answered technical interview questions and situational interview questions. This was followed on by a second round interview with another manager.