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ByteDance Data Scientist Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 3 Dec 2024

ByteDance Data Scientist Interview Experiences

1 interview found

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

I applied via Job Portal and was interviewed in Nov 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

SQL and Python coding test

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Bagging vs Boosting
  • Q2. Overfitting and Underfitting in GBDT
Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions on Recent project
  • Q2. Deep Learning vs classical ML

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Data Scientist Interview Questions & Answers

Zepto user image Anubhav Kesari

posted on 20 Nov 2024

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions on Past Project
  • Q2. SQL Dense Rank - also having the option to do in Pandas
  • Q3. Pandas groupby on a dataset given - required to calculate group wise yoy rate of a column
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Past project ( which he chose , he chose my very first project , which I had forgotten) so ended up screwing it
  • Q2. SQL / Pyspark question - difficult question
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about your projects?
  • Q2. How do you approach the project if you are using logistic regression model?
  • Ans. 

    Approach involves data preprocessing, model training, evaluation, and interpretation.

    • Perform data preprocessing such as handling missing values, encoding categorical variables, and scaling features.

    • Split the data into training and testing sets.

    • Train the logistic regression model on the training data.

    • Evaluate the model using metrics like accuracy, precision, recall, and F1 score.

    • Interpret the model coefficients to under...

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What are you future goals?
  • Q2. What would you do if your interested field doesnt have any work in the company?
  • Ans. 

    I would seek opportunities to apply my skills in related fields within the company.

    • Explore other departments or teams within the company that may have projects related to my field of interest

    • Offer to collaborate with colleagues in different departments to bring a new perspective to their projects

    • Seek out professional development opportunities to expand my skills and knowledge in related areas

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
Not Selected
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic Recommendation System Questions
  • Q2. A B Testing Questions
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Dec 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Easy topics arrays, sequence sum.

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What do you know about Uber?
  • Q2. Went over my current role
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
-

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Oct 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Explain past projects
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Explain resume points
  • Ans. 

    Resume points are concise descriptions of your work experience, skills, and achievements listed on your resume.

    • Resume points should be clear, specific, and quantifiable.

    • Use action verbs to start each point, such as 'developed', 'implemented', 'analyzed'.

    • Include relevant metrics or results to demonstrate impact, such as 'increased sales by 20%' or 'reduced processing time by 30%'.

  • Answered by AI
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
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.
View all tips
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Build a simple cat and dog image classifier

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. ML related questions
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Behavioural questions, basically to check if you will be fit in a team
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

SQL - shared question on the screen and asked to code in SQL

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Nth highes salary
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Case Study 

Case study design oka6y

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Case study explain
  • Q2. Ml concept advance

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