Instacart Data Scientist 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...