Google Data Scientist Behavioral & Leadership Interview Questions
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Describe Overcoming Challenges and Persuading Non-Data Colleagues
Behavioral Interview: Persuasion and Problem-Solving (Technical Phone Screen — Data Scientist) Context You are interviewing for a Data Scientist role ...
Describe Your Research and Cross-Functional Collaboration Experience
Behavioral Interview Prompt: Research Rigor and Cross‑Functional Collaboration Context You are interviewing for a Data Scientist role in a technical p...
Clarify ambiguous requirements under pressure
Behavioral & Leadership Prompt — Problem Understanding and Clarification (Data Scientist, Technical Screen) Part 1 — Past Experience Describe a time y...
Demonstrate stakeholder communication and influence
Describe a time you influenced a cross-functional decision using data when stakeholders initially disagreed with your recommendation. Include: the dec...
Resolve conflict on trust versus growth priorities
Scenario You are an Engineering Analyst on a Trust/Integrity team. A senior Growth PM, with VP support, pushes to loosen an upload filter to boost Dai...
Resolve Team Disagreement on Off-Site Activity Choice
Behavioral Scenario: Off-site Activity Disagreement Context You’re organizing a team off-site for a data team. The majority prefers a hiking activity,...
Demonstrate leadership in data ambiguity
Describe a time you inherited an underperforming metric or model, disagreed with the team’s preferred fix, yet had to recommend a decision under a tig...
Describe leading cross-functional research collaboration
Behavioral Prompt: STAR Example of Cross-Functional Collaboration Provide a STAR-formatted example from your resume or research where you collaborated...
Reflect on a failed decision and redo it
Behavioral & Leadership (Data Scientist Onsite) Prompt: High-Stakes Decision That Turned Out Wrong Describe one specific decision you owned that mater...