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Macquarie Group Data Scientist Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 6 Mar 2022

Macquarie Group Data Scientist Interview Experiences

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Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. How to check model performance? Over fit vs underfit?
  • Ans. 

    Model performance can be checked using various metrics such as accuracy, precision, recall, F1 score, and confusion matrix.

    • Split data into training and testing sets

    • Train the model on the training set

    • Evaluate the model on the testing set using metrics such as accuracy, precision, recall, F1 score, and confusion matrix

    • If the model performs well on the testing set, it is not overfit or underfit

    • If the model performs well o...

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Python code for 45 mins. Pandas , group by , filtering questions

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Mostly behavioral questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare pandas interview questions well

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview questions from similar companies

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Aug 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Difference between CNN and MLP
  • Ans. 

    CNN is used for image recognition while MLP is used for general classification tasks.

    • CNN uses convolutional layers to extract features from images while MLP uses fully connected layers.

    • CNN is better suited for tasks that require spatial understanding like object detection while MLP is better for tabular data.

    • CNN has fewer parameters than MLP due to weight sharing in convolutional layers.

    • CNN can handle input of varying

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Brush up basic statistics . Also prepare atleast 2 , 3 ML algorithms for the interview.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
-
Result
No response
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Find second max in list, cal moving avg of a df

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Sep 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Projects and Data Science concepts
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Python and coding skills

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be through with concepts - ML, stats, NLP
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 - Coding Test 

Python coding question and ML question

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. ML questions from resume + general
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Techno managerial round
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Dec 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Strong DSA required to crack this Interview

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

I was asked Python, sql, coding questions

Round 2 - Case Study 

Case study on how would you identify the total number of footfall on a airport

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. Mainly resume based. In detail from the project.
  • Q2. Softmax vs sigmoid
  • Ans. 

    Softmax and sigmoid are both activation functions used in neural networks.

    • Softmax is used for multi-class classification problems, while sigmoid is used for binary classification problems.

    • Softmax outputs a probability distribution over the classes, while sigmoid outputs a probability for a single class.

    • Softmax ensures that the sum of the probabilities of all classes is 1, while sigmoid does not.

    • Softmax is more sensitiv...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Logistics regression (multiclass)

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare the projects mentioned in your resume very well

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
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Macquarie Group Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Macquarie Group Data Scientist interview?
Macquarie Group interview process usually has 3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Macquarie Group interview process are One-on-one Round and Coding Test.
How to prepare for Macquarie Group Data Scientist interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Macquarie Group. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Macquarie Group expect are Analytical, Analytics, Asset Management, Computer science and Leasing.
What are the top questions asked in Macquarie Group Data Scientist interview?

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