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Updated 3 Feb 2020

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Data Scientist Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 3 Feb 2020

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Feb 2019.

3 Interview Rounds

Interview Questions

  • Q1. 1. How to choose optimum probability threshold from ROC? View Answers (1)
  • Q2. 2. How to test time series trend break up? View Answers (1)
  • Q3. 3. How do you deal with senior customer when you don't have enough data? View Answers (1)
  • Q4. 4. Do you prefer working in clear defined goal space or where customer isn't sure what he wants? Add Answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be business specific.

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Interview experience
3
 Average
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Write a few python queries and some live sql coding and pyspark coding
  • Q2. Machine learning questions. Way too deep. which is not even required

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - The interview is way too technical then checking the logical thinking of candidate

Data Scientist Interview Questions

PayPal user image Anonymous

posted on 15 Oct 2024

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 2-4 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Sep 2024.

5 Interview Rounds

1

Coding Test Round

1 python and 1 SQL coding along with ML questions mostly related to monitoring and basic ML

2

Coding Test Round

1 python code and also related to ML ...the recruiter came with a dataset to solve

3

Case Study Round

Guestimates, project discussions and Case Studies

4

Case Study Round

Project indepth discussion and case study related Fraud Detection

5

Behavioral interview Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Aligning own interest with team requirement

Data Scientist Interview Questions

Paytm user image Anonymous

posted on 18 Jun 2024

Interview experience
3
 Average
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
 Not Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Dec 2023.

1 Interview Round

1

One-on-one Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Discussion on linear regression and regularisation techniques
  • Q2. Discussion on tree based models and measures to score the models

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Paytm Data Scientist interview:
  • Regression
  • Machine Learning
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare core definitions and theory for data science properly including maths and equations in details.
Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. DBSCAN Clustering
  • Q2. How does current work helps solving use cases for PayU

Data Scientist Interview Questions

Visa user image InfoOnly

posted on 15 Jun 2024

Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 Easy
Duration
 2-4 weeks
Result
 Not Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in May 2024.

1 Interview Round

1

HR Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Why are you interested in this role
  • Q2. Provide an example how you solved a problem
Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 Easy
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I applied via campus placement at Lovely Professional University (LPU) and was interviewed before Jul 2023.

4 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

Basic questions like stats, probability etc

2

Assignment Round

Scenario based question

3

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions on fundamentals
4

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. General questions
Interview experience
3
 Average
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 6-8 weeks
Result
 No response

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in May 2024.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. How to treat multicollinearity, imbalanced dataset
2

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Logistic regression in detail
  • Q2. Project related questions based on Machine learning

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - No response from the HR after this round even after multiple follow up calls

Data Scientist Interview Questions

PayPal user image Anonymous

posted on 18 Aug 2024

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. SQL and background related questions

Data Scientist Interview Questions

Paytm user image deep shikha Shish

posted on 1 Jul 2024

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 2-4 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Jul 2023.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

2 hours, 12th level math questions

2

Coding Test Round

1 hour, sql and python

MasterCard Interview FAQs

How to prepare for MasterCard 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 MasterCard. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at MasterCard expect are Information Security, Clinical Data Management, SQL, Analytical Chemistry and Data Mining.
What are the top questions asked in MasterCard Data Scientist interview?

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