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Optum Global Solutions Data Scientist Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 25 Jul 2024

Optum Global Solutions Data Scientist Interview Experiences

9 interviews found

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Campus Placement

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Bulb and switch puzzle

Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Rope burning and length question

Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Why you want to join optum
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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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 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Fundamentals of ML, classical ML
  • Ans. 

    Fundamentals of classical machine learning

    • Classical machine learning involves algorithms that learn from data and make predictions or decisions.

    • Common algorithms include linear regression, decision trees, support vector machines, and k-nearest neighbors.

    • Key concepts include training data, testing data, model evaluation, and hyperparameter tuning.

    • Classical ML is often used for tasks like classification, regression, clus

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Research paper discussion

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

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Jul 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Hacker rank coding questions

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Python list dictionary
  • Q2. Projects related questions which I have done earlier
Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Why you want to join
  • Q2. About my projects

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare for coding questions
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
-
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via campus placement at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur and was interviewed before Jul 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Puzzlee on three bulb, switched off, tell which one

Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Puzzle - rope burn and length
  • Q2. Strength and weakness

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Data Scientist Interview Questions & Answers

user image Prayank Kulshrestha

posted on 29 Mar 2022

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Mar 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Question on NER models
  • Q2. Question from project
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Critical thinking questions
  • Q2. Case studies based questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Focus on current project and your resume mentioned skills
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Aug 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Properly align and format text in your resume. A recruiter will have to spend more time reading poorly aligned text, leading to high chances of rejection.
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Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Question related to CNN in details, Different ML algorithms, Questions related to pandas
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Question related to MLOps, GitHub
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary expectations

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Focus on your skills and projects mentioned in your resume

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Good knowledge about Machine Learning algorithms and their mathematical structure.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Have a good understanding of the machine learning algorithms along with the mathematical intricacies.

I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed in Mar 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Super Quick Case Study on Sales
  • Q2. Questions on Machine learning Projects in your Resume

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be thoroughly prepared with the projects that you have listed on your resume. For each project, you can prepare: What, How and why. Do be prepared with the results and impacts of any ML models that you built.

Other topics: SQL, Excel, Pivot tables

I was interviewed before Jul 2021.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Model evaluation and performance metrices
  • Q2. Explaination of bagging and boosting techniques
  • Ans. 

    Bagging and boosting are ensemble techniques used to improve the accuracy of machine learning models.

    • Bagging involves training multiple models on different subsets of the training data and then combining their predictions through voting or averaging.

    • Boosting involves iteratively training models on the same data, with each subsequent model focusing on the samples that the previous models misclassified.

    • Bagging reduces va...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Work on basic concepts and previous projects

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Difference between bagging and boosting
  • Ans. 

    Bagging and boosting are ensemble learning techniques used to improve the performance of machine learning models by combining multiple weak learners.

    • Bagging (Bootstrap Aggregating) involves training multiple models independently on different subsets of the training data and then combining their predictions through averaging or voting.

    • Boosting involves training multiple models sequentially, where each subsequent model c...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Parameters of Decision Tree
  • Ans. 

    Parameters of a Decision Tree include max depth, min samples split, criterion, and splitter.

    • Max depth: maximum depth of the tree

    • Min samples split: minimum number of samples required to split an internal node

    • Criterion: function to measure the quality of a split (e.g. 'gini' or 'entropy')

    • Splitter: strategy used to choose the split at each node (e.g. 'best' or 'random')

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Explain any one of your project in detail
  • Ans. 

    Developed a predictive model to forecast customer churn in a telecom company

    • Collected and cleaned customer data including usage patterns and demographics

    • Used machine learning algorithms such as logistic regression and random forest to build the model

    • Evaluated model performance using metrics like accuracy, precision, and recall

    • Provided actionable insights to the company to reduce customer churn rate

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Optum Global Solutions Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Optum Global Solutions Data Scientist interview?
Optum Global Solutions interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Optum Global Solutions interview process are Technical, One-on-one Round and HR.
How to prepare for Optum Global Solutions 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 Optum Global Solutions. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Optum Global Solutions expect are Machine Learning, Python, Logistic Regression, R and Statistical Modeling.
What are the top questions asked in Optum Global Solutions Data Scientist interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Optum Global Solutions Data Scientist interview -

  1. Explaination of bagging and boosting techniq...read more
  2. Fundamentals of ML, classical...read more
  3. Question related to CNN in details, Different ML algorithms, Questions related...read more

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Optum Global Solutions Data Scientist Interview Process

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