Panel interview for an AML data eng/scientist contract role — what should I expect?
One-hour panel interview coming up for a contract Data Engineer/Scientist role on an AML transaction monitoring team at a bank. Panel is the hiring manager + 2 data scientists, single round, no second shot.
JD wants expert SQL/Python, query optimization and automation, data quality checks on Oracle/Azure, and some stats/data mining "to solve business problems" — though it reads more like a data engineering seat supporting a DS team than a modeling role.
My background: 6+ years as a data engineer in financial services, mostly AML/regulatory reporting pipelines. Strong SQL, comfortable Python for data wrangling, weaker on stats/ML since I've always sat on the engineering side.
Anyone interviewed with a DS-heavy panel as a DE? Curious whether they test stats fundamentals even for an engineering-leaning role just to see if you can keep up with the team, and whether coding rounds in this kind of setup lean more "query these tables for X" vs leetcode-style.