Nail Your Next Data Science Interview

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Designed and taught by FAANG+ Data Scientists to help you land your dream job in FAANG+ and Tier-1 companies. In a span of 15 weeks, we will cover everything you need to learn to nail your next Data Science interview.

Best suited for

• Current or Former Data Scientists, Research Scientists, Applied Scientists, etc.
• Software Engineers working on Statistical or ML models
• Data Analysts, Business Intelligence Analysts, Product Analysts, Statisticians, etc.

Why choose this course?

Program designed by FAANG+ leads

Covering data structures, algorithms, interview-relevant topics, and career coaching

Individualized teaching and 1:1 help

Technical coaching, homework assistance, solutions discussion, and individual sessions

Mock interviews with Silicon Valley engineers

Live interview practice in real-life simulated environments with FAANG and top-tier interviewers

Personalized feedback

Constructive, structured, and actionable insights for improved interview performance

Career skills development

Resume building, LinkedIn profile optimization, personal branding, and live behavioral workshops

50% Money-Back Guarantee*

If you do well in our course but still don't land a domain-relevant job within the post-program support period, we'll refund 50% of the tuition you paid for the course.*

Meet your instructors

Our highly experienced instructors are active hiring managers and employees at FAANG+ companies and know exactly what it takes to ace tech and managerial interviews.

Abdul Salama

Manager, AI Platform 12+ years experience

Bharath Srikanth

Senior Data Scientist 7+ years experience

Bhuvan Venkatesh

Data Scientist 5+ years experience

Andrew Treadway

Research Data Scientist 9+ years experience

Omkar Deshpande

Head of Curriculum 15+ years experience

Nick Camilleri

Head of Career Skills Devp. and Coaching 10+ years experience

Qiuping Xu

Principal Scientist 9+ years experience

A typical week at Interview Kickstart

This is how our structured and organized program assists learners in uplevel their careers while keeping their current jobs. Our learners devote 10 to 12 hours per week to this course.

Thu

Foundation content

Get high-quality videos and course material for next week’s topic

Sun

Online live sessions

Attend 4-hour sessions hosted by Lead Data Scientists and Research Scientists from FAANG+ companies

Mon-Wed

Practice problems & assignments

Practice the concepts taught in live sessions to solve assignment questions

Every day

1:1 access to instructors

Personalized coaching from FAANG+ DS instructors

Data Science Course details and curriculum

Data structures and Algorithms

• 5 weeks
• 5 live classes

1. Sorting

• Introduction to Sorting

2. Recursion

• Recursion as a Lazy Manager’s Strategy

3. Trees

• Dictionaries & Sets, Hash Tables

4. Graphs

• Overview of Graphs

5. Dynamic Programming

• Dynamic Programming Introduction

Data Science

• 7 weeks
• 7 live classes

1. SQL Programming

• Interview-focused concepts and questions

2. Probability

• Challenging combinatorial probability questions

3. Distributions

• Random variables, distributions, PDF, and CDF

4. Data Science Design: A/B testing

• Hypothesis testing

5. Regression, MLE, EM, and MAP

• Regression: Investigate the relationship between two variables

6. Supervised Machine Learning

• Defining the steps for data preprocessing

7. Unsupervised Machine Learning

• Defining recommendation systems through examples

8. Deep Learning

• Define Common Activation Function and advantages

9. Time Series Analysis

• Understand trends, seasonality, cyclic, and irregularity in time series data

Career Skills

• 3 weeks
• 3 live classes

1. Interview Strategy and Success 2. Behavioral Interview Prep 3. Offers and Negotiation

Let Us Show You How to Master Your Next Data Science Interview with Confidence

Landing a data science role at top tech companies isn’t easy. It demands more than just technical skills — it requires a strategic approach to interview prep, and you need to be able to show that you have deep problem-solving capabilities and that you can showcase your experience effectively.

The Challenges of Cracking Data Science Technical Interviews

Whether you’re a working professional with years of experience or you’ve just graduated, you should always prepare for interviews. The challenges you could face include:

• Ambiguous interview formats and rapidly changing expectations
• Complex machine learning, statistics, and coding problems that demand both depth and speed
• Limited opportunities for realistic practice, especially for cross-functional and behavioral interviews
• Generic feedback that doesn’t identify areas for improvement

What Makes Our Data Science Mock Interview Course Unique?

Interview Kickstart is a leading pioneer in career-focused interview prep for technical roles. Here’s what sets us apart:

• Rigorous Curriculum Designed by Experts
• Data Science Mock Interviews with Real Hiring Managers
• Comprehensive Technical and Behavioral Interview Prep
• 1:1 Coaching and Career Support
• Structured, Flexible Learning

Data Science Career

The Data Scientist career paths have been booming, and this trend is expected to continue in the upcoming years. Our Data Science Interview Course can help you gain the required skills to land the best job offers in top tech companies.

1. Data Scientist Career Roadmap

   • Individual Contributor roles
   • Management roles

2. Qualifications Required to Become a Data Scientist

   • Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field

3. Data Scientist’s Job Responsibilities

   • Junior-level Data Scientist: Develop experience working on existing code
   • Mid-level Data Scientist: Create and implement basic models
   • Senior Data Scientist: Strong technical competence in data science projects
   • Data Manager: Manage small teams
   • Senior Data Manager: Manage large teams

4. Top Skills Needed to Become a Data Scientist

   • Data Mining and Data Wrangling
   • Machine Learning and AI
   • Programming in languages like Python, R, Java
   • SQL, and other data frameworks

5. Data Scientist Salary and Levels at FAANG+ Companies

   • The average Data Scientist’s salary range is between $105,750 and $180,250 per year.

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