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Datavant is growing much faster than the vast majority of employers, where a common model for a successful employee is: join, go through a phase of orientation and training, then climb the functional and cultural learning curve to succeed, then plateau and sustain a level of comfort or mastery.
Dec 22, 2018 · Datavant is growing much faster than the vast majority of employers, where a common model for a successful employee is: join, go through a phase of orientation and training, then climb the...
- Holly May
- Can you describe your experience working with large datasets and the tools or languages you have used to manipulate them? Analyzing large datasets is a critical skill for many roles within data-driven organizations.
- How would you approach troubleshooting a software issue that is causing delays for multiple teams within Datavant? A company’s productivity can be significantly impacted by software issues, and delays can cause frustration for various teams.
- Share an example of when you’ve worked on a project involving data integration and how you ensured accuracy throughout the process. Data integration is a critical aspect of many businesses, and showcasing your experience in handling such projects demonstrates your ability to effectively manage complex tasks and ensure accuracy in the end result.
- Describe a situation where you had to work cross-functionally with other teams to drive product adoption and success. Collaboration across teams is essential for ensuring a product’s success in the market.
May 25, 2024 · Prepare for your interview at Datavant with commonly asked interview questions and example answers and advice from experts in the field.
- But First, “Day 0”
- Onboarding Buddies and Personal Connection
- #Realday1
- Nhos
- Searching For Weak Links
- Still True
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New Datavanters officially start on Tuesdays. I knew about Datavant’s “Day 1 Projects” from early conversations with my new manager, so I expected my first day to be an explosion of “Day 1 intensity.” Even though we want new Datavanters to hit the ground running, your actual first Tuesday isn’t really“Day 1,” it’s more like a “Day 0” — the day to g...
Lots of people wonder how easy it is to create personal connections in a remote-first workplace. Onboarding buddies are more than just a point person to help you learn your new job. Many people around the Engineering group took time to help me ramp up quickly on things like our precision and recall metrics in Match, the areas our data scientists fo...
Part of Datavant’s unique culture is our “more responsibility, fewer rules” approach. To instill this mindset right from the outset, Datavanters are given significant Day 1 Projects as soon as they join. You can find snapshots of Day 1 Projects peppered around Datavant’s online world: Anjali built out a “Configurator;” Aleah and Isa helped stand up...
I’ve been at companies where you spend your first couple weeks entirely in new hire orientations. Datavant’s new hire orientations are structured so as to give you the time you need to get into your Day 1 Project. They unfold gradually over the course of the first month, and range in topics from HIPAA Certification (which I knew about but couldn’t ...
In my discussion of theDatavant Onsite interview, I mentioned looking for red flags and weak links — any sign that the actual culture inside the company did not live up to the way it was being described. I continued my probing even after officially joining. I requested meetings with every leader whose name came up repeatedly in conversations. Every...
Almost a year into my Datavant journey, I stand by the assertions I made in my very first Datavant Tech Blog post: the intentionality behind this culture continues to amaze me, and I continue to want to build this culture. As Datavant transitions into the next version of itself, I couldn’t be more excited to help drive our future. Does this sound i...
Carlos Guzman started as an IC Engineer at Datavant in May 2022, became an Engineering Manager in July 2022, had a stint as Engineering Chief of Staff and is now Engineering Head of Identified Switchboard. Read more about his journey here, and connect with Carlos via LinkedIn. Nicholas DeMaison writes for Datavant, where he leads talent branding in...
Feb 9, 2023 · Interviewing at Datavant for a software engineering role is a multi-stage process where we try to learn as much as possible about how a candidate approaches problems.
If you’re worried about studying algorithms and data structures ahead of the Datavant debug, I’m here to tell you that you don’t have to bother. Your experience as an engineer, your problem solving capabilities, your curiosity, and your ability to articulate your thinking is all you need to bring.
