hey everyone, I have a Discord loop coming up in about 3 weeks for a data analyst role and I'm trying to get a clearer picture of what the current process looks like.
most of what I can find online is from 2022-2023 and I've heard they've updated their process a bit since then.
if you've interviewed there recently (past 6 months ideally) would really appreciate: what rounds did you go through? what kind of SQL or analytics questions came up? how long did the full process take start to finish? anything that surprised you?
not fishing for anything confidential, just trying to calibrate. thanks in advance.
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ds_dmitri
interviewed for a DS role about 4 months ago so not exactly your role but adjacent. they had a take-home analytical case that was around 3 hours (they said 2, it ran longer for me). it was product analytics, specifically funnel analysis and cohort retention. then a follow-up live session where you walk through your approach and they poke holes. for analyst I'd expect something similar, SQL-heavy probably.
de_derek
data-adjacent here. take-homes at Discord tend to be more open-ended than you'd expect. they give you real-looking (fake) data and a vague prompt like 'what would you investigate?' be ready to choose your own adventure rather than solve a specific problem. that's where a lot of people get tripped up.
analyst_ana
oh that's really helpful actually. I've been prepping for specific question formats but open-ended makes sense for how they think about their product. thanks.
ux_uma
not data but I went through Discord research hiring last year. timeline was 6 weeks start to finish, which felt fast for that type of role. recruiter was communicative throughout. just sharing the pace context.