Elsevier Data Scientist Interview Experience — Project Deep Dives, No LeetCode, Offer Declined

Elsevier·Data Scientist·Jul 2026
Technical ScreenHR ScreenOtherOffereasy

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The first round was with the HM, 30 min, mostly about my background, the projects I'm working on now, why I want to change jobs, and my interest in the role.

After the HM there were 3 more rounds in total: 2 technical + 1 behavioral.

The first technical round was about 45 min, and almost all of it was a project deep dive. They kept digging deeper based on the projects on my resume. At the end there was one very simple coding / testing question: they gave me a Python class implementation and I had to write some test cases, mainly normal cases and edge cases.

The second round was the behavioral one, also about 45 min. We talked about my previous work experience, teamwork, and how I handle conflicts or problems. Pretty standard.

The third round, technical again, was also around 45 min, and again most of the time was a project deep dive. At the end there was a bit of basic pandas coding: they gave me a file, I read it in and did some simple data analysis, like computing the pass / fail rate.

Overall I felt the technical bar was not particularly high. Both technical rounds were mostly project deep dives, coding was a small part, and there was no LeetCode.

I got an offer, but they offered too little, so in the end I didn't take it.

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Interview at a glance

Company
Elsevier
Role
Data Scientist
Rounds
HR Screen → Technical Screen → Other
Outcome
Offer
Difficulty
easy
Interview date
Jul 2026
Questions from this interview
3 questions

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