Data Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at eBay with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 26% positive. To compare, the company-average is 54.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Data Scientist roles take an average of 24 days to get hired, when considering 19 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at eBay overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at eBay as a Data Scientist according to 19 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
One on one interview: 29%
Presentation: 17%
Group panel interview: 9%
Drug test: 6%
Skills test: 6%
Background check: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
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I’m not sure how I got this interview, as it was heavily focused on machine learning. It started with a hiring manager interview, where I was asked many in-depth questions, including how to choose a model, how to tune parameters, and how to evaluate model performance. I don’t have a strong background in machine learning, so I wasn’t able to answer many of the questions and didn’t move forward after the interview.
No offer
Negative experience
Average interview
Application
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at eBay (Bengaluru) in Oct 2025
Interview
I interviewed for the Data Scientist position at eBay Bengaluru and had a final interview consisting of 3 rounds. After completing all rounds, there has been no communication or feedback from the recruitment team despite multiple follow-ups.
It’s very disappointing to see such poor candidate experience from a reputed company like eBay. If they take the time to conduct multiple rounds, the least they can do is respect candidates’ effort and provide closure.
This kind of ghosting after the final round reflects poorly on their hiring process and company culture. I would not recommend anyone to waste their time participating in such unstructured and unprofessional hiring drives.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How will you identify fraudulent listings on Ebay?
Was overall very quick as they seemed to want to move forward with the role as quick as possible. Two technical interviews, one on ML and one on SQL/Product Sense. Met with two data scientists from the team.