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American Express Data Analyst Intern Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 26 Mar 2024

Top American Express Data Analyst Intern Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. Puzzle There is an island with 100 prisoners, all of who have green eyes. All 100 prisoners are perfect logicians. They all want to escape the island. The condition of es ...read more
  • Q2. Puzzle I was asked to generalize a puzzle for 'n' values from the previous round. The puzzle was You have 9 balls, equally big, equally heavy - except for one, which is a ...read more
  • Q3. Puzzle You have 9 balls, equally big, equally heavy - except for one, which is a little heavier. How would you identify the heavier ball if you could use a pair of balanc ...read more
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American Express Data Analyst Intern Interview Experiences

2 interviews found

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Mar 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Two basic programming questions (30 min) and reasoning/aptitude questions

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. How will you pull data from a table, given a time interval?
  • Ans. 

    Use SQL query with WHERE clause to pull data from a table based on a time interval.

    • Use SQL query with SELECT statement to specify the columns you want to retrieve.

    • Add a WHERE clause with the condition for the time interval, using appropriate date/time functions.

    • Example: SELECT * FROM table_name WHERE timestamp_column BETWEEN 'start_time' AND 'end_time';

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. How would you run a business on a state level to maximize your sales?
  • Ans. 

    To maximize sales on a state level, focus on market research, targeted marketing strategies, strong customer service, and strategic partnerships.

    • Conduct market research to understand the local consumer behavior and preferences

    • Implement targeted marketing strategies based on the research findings

    • Provide excellent customer service to build loyalty and attract repeat business

    • Form strategic partnerships with local business...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Interview is easy, stay calm and give your best.

Skills evaluated in this interview

I was interviewed before Jan 2021.

Round 1 - Face to Face 

(3 Questions)

Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

First Question: Tell me about yourself.

Puzzle/Problem Solving round, I was asked 3 different puzzles and the interviewer checked my approach towards the puzzle. I was able to solve 2/3 completely.
Paper & Pen were provided.

  • Q1. Puzzle

    You have 9 balls, equally big, equally heavy - except for one, which is a little heavier.

    How would you identify the heavier ball if you could use a pair of balance scales only twice?

  • Q2. Puzzle

    How will you measure 4 litre of water from a 3 litre and 5 litre jug? There are no measurement lines on the jug. You can use any amount of water but only those 2 jugs.

  • Q3. Puzzle
    1. There is an island with 100 prisoners, all of who have green eyes.
    2. All 100 prisoners are perfect logicians.
    3. They all want to escape the island.
    4. The condition of escaping the island is that one can deduc...
Round 2 - Face to Face 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Hard

This round was a continuation from the previous round. More grilling puzzles were asked and resume based questions were also asked. 
Interviewer was clear with the details from the question and with its specifics, they listened to me patiently without any interruptions and told where I was wrong(if). 
Project based questions were asked around DBMS, ML, SQL.

  • Q1. Puzzle

    I was asked to generalize a puzzle for 'n' values from the previous round. 
    The puzzle was 

    You have 9 balls, equally big, equally heavy - except for one, which is a little heavier.

    How would ...

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI completed Computer Science Engineering from International Institute of Information Technology, Naya Raipur. I applied for the job as Data Analyst Intern in GurgaonEligibility criteriaAbove 7.5 CGPAAmerican Express interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - SQL, Python, Big Data-Hadoop(Beginner), Logical Aptitude, Logical PuzzlesTime required to prepare for the interview - 1 MonthInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Practice a lot of puzzles and aptitude based questions, the interviewer will check your approach. Be calm and think carefully before answering.
Tip 2 : Prepare the projects on your resume well and practice mock interviews amongst your batchmates.
Tip 3 : ML Projects are good to have as they show your experience on working with data.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Make it concise and relevant to the Job Description shared.
Tip 2 : List and explain projects in an efficient manner(Aim, Approach, Tech Stack, Individual Contributions)

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Explain about Projects
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via campus placement at Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) and was interviewed before Jul 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

There was an aptitude test with 30 questions to complete within 45 min.

Round 3 - Coding Test 

3 Coding questions to complete within 1hr.

Round 4 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. HR round was simple and was about how my skills can fit into the organisation.
  • Q2. What are my skills and how you will use them (gave me a scenario)?
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Nov 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Detailed project questions
  • Q2. Explain completed gen ai project
  • Ans. 

    Developed a generative AI model to create realistic images of fictional characters.

    • Used GANs (Generative Adversarial Networks) to generate new images based on existing data.

    • Trained the model on a dataset of character images from various sources.

    • Implemented techniques like style transfer to enhance the diversity and creativity of generated images.

    • Evaluated the model's performance based on image quality metrics and user

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Jul 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Assignment 

Assignment on credit risk

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Hyperparameter tuning
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Case study for problem solving
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Talked about previous experience in detail.
  • Q2. Asked some case studies regarding their products

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - I expected the first round to be technical, but it turned out to be causal one on one. Didn't exactly understand what they are expecting from the candidate.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Question on Probability and basic aptitude questions

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Question were related to Past projects
  • Q2. SQL and Excel medium level questions
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in May 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Given a variable, how to do Linear Regression?
  • Ans. 

    Linear regression is a statistical method used to model the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables.

    • Collect data on the variables of interest

    • Plot the data to visualize the relationship between the variables

    • Choose a suitable linear regression model (simple or multiple)

    • Fit the model to the data using a regression algorithm (e.g. least squares)

    • Evaluate the model's performance using ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. How Linear Regression handles noise?
  • Ans. 

    Linear Regression minimizes noise by fitting a line that best represents the relationship between variables.

    • Linear Regression minimizes the sum of squared errors between the actual data points and the predicted values on the line.

    • It assumes that the noise in the data is normally distributed with a mean of zero.

    • Outliers in the data can significantly impact the regression line and its accuracy.

    • Regularization techniques l...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Solve two equations to find coefficients?
  • Ans. 

    Use linear algebra to solve for coefficients in two equations.

    • Set up the two equations with unknown coefficients

    • Solve the equations simultaneously using methods like substitution or elimination

    • Example: 2x + 3y = 10 and 4x - y = 5, solve for x and y

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Probability question on picking a red ball from Red, blue, black ball bag with replacement.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - JPMC mainly uses traditional machine learning algorithms for interpretability. Not so much scope for progress if you want to work for cutting-edge technology.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Nov 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Types of Chunking in data preparation in RAG
  • Q2. How Embedding works in Vector Databases
  • Q3. Explain ARIMA model
  • Q4. How can we decide to choose Linear Regression for a business problem
Round 2 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. What is token and it's limit for Open Source LLMs
  • Q2. Difference of a Regression and Time Series problem
  • Q3. Advantage of LSTM over RNN
  • Q4. Performance Metrics for Logistic Regression

American Express Interview FAQs

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