Instacart Behavioral & Leadership Interview Questions
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Describe cross-functional collaboration under time pressure
Tell me about a time you led a cross-functional initiative with ambiguous requirements and severe time pressure. The interviewer asked generic or shif...
Describe cross-team collaboration approach
Cross-Functional Collaboration, Cadence, Artifacts, and Conflict Resolution Context: You are interviewing for a Data Scientist role in a consumer mark...
Solve a challenge using data
Behavioral Prompt: High-Stakes Data Decision You Led You are interviewing for a Data Scientist role and are asked to demonstrate business impact throu...
Summarize your background concisely
Behavioral Prompt: 60–90 Second Career Walkthrough (Data Scientist, HR Screen) Context You are interviewing for a Data Scientist role in a consumer-te...
Lead a zero-to-one initiative effectively
Take a Vague Mandate ("Improve Shopper Retention") from Idea to Launch Context You work in a two‑sided, on‑demand marketplace where "shoppers" are ind...
Prioritize conflicting tasks under shifting deadlines
Behavioral: Prioritizing Three Critical Requests Under a One‑Day Constraint Scenario You have 8 hours today and no backup. Three concurrent deliverabl...
Define what you seek next, with trade-offs
Behavioral & Leadership — Role Fit, Trade‑offs, and 90‑Day Fit Check (Data Scientist) Task Articulate what you need to thrive in your next Data Scient...
Justify Instacart fit and leaving your role
Behavioral HR Screen — Data Scientist Prompt Why Instacart specifically (vs. DoorDash/Uber Eats or your current company)? - Identify 2–3 Instacart pro...
Answer standard behavioral questions
Behavioral Interview Prompts — Software Engineer (Onsite) Context: You are preparing for an onsite Behavioral & Leadership interview for a Software En...
Demonstrate ownership and resilience
Behavioral & Leadership Prompts (Software Engineer Onsite) Context: You are interviewing onsite for a Software Engineer role. Answer the following pro...
Answer behavioral questions with STAR
Behavioral Interview (STAR) — Software Engineer Onsite You are a software engineer interviewing onsite for a Behavioral & Leadership round. Use the ST...
Describe challenges and proud accomplishment
Behavioral: Significant Challenge and Proud Accomplishment (Software Engineer Onsite) Provide two concise, structured stories that demonstrate ownersh...
Describe your most complex end-to-end project
End-to-End Project Deep Dive (Behavioral) Describe the most complex end-to-end project you led or significantly contributed to. Please cover: 1. Probl...
Discuss conflict, failure, and leadership examples
Behavioral & Leadership (Software Engineer Onsite) Prepare four STAR stories that demonstrate your impact as a software engineer. Use the STAR framewo...