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PhonePe Decision Scientist Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 3 Jan 2025

PhonePe Decision Scientist Interview Experiences

2 interviews found

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

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jul 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Explain projects done in details
  • Q2. A guesstimate of no of flights on Bengaluru airport
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions on projects, sql

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
-

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Apr 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Sql round and Case study round

Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Guesstimate, past projects, puzzles and Case study

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Dec 2024. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Given Python coding challenge related to string processing and second question was matrix processing using python

Round 2 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Bagging boosting and its difference and uses.
  • Q2. Methods to minimize overfitting and underfitting
  • Q3. Transformer architecture
  • Q4. LLM usecase and explain how to work on it
Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Given data, find out what AI project can be discovered and how to progress on implementing it.
  • Q2. Given data and usecase, which model to use to implement solution and how detailed steps.
Round 4 - Behavioral 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Discussed each project in my resume in detail and related questions
  • Q2. Discussed team and personal behavioural questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Keep your basics of data science and statistics clear. Also keep only things you worked or know in your resume.
Interview experience
2
Poor
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Mar 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Pyspark, Python and Machine learning questions

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Moderate level questions
  • Q2. Moderate level questions from past work experience

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - I didn't receive any update from the HR team after the second technical round, Be it pass or fail kindly update the candidate rather than giving no answers.

I even tried reaching them but there was no reply
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Apr 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Short cut keys of tools
  • Ans. 

    Short cut keys are keyboard shortcuts that allow users to quickly perform actions in various tools.

    • Ctrl + C: Copy

    • Ctrl + V: Paste

    • Ctrl + X: Cut

    • Ctrl + Z: Undo

    • Ctrl + S: Save

    • Ctrl + P: Print

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Project explanation in brief manner
  • Ans. 

    Developed a predictive model to forecast sales based on historical data

    • Collected and cleaned historical sales data

    • Performed exploratory data analysis to identify trends and patterns

    • Built and trained machine learning model using regression techniques

    • Evaluated model performance using metrics like RMSE and MAE

  • Answered by AI
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

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

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(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
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before May 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Projects Mentioned in Resume
  • Q2. Related to Python, Pyspark
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.
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Round 2 - Case Study 

We were trained for 2 weeks on web dev. and data science and were given individual 2 projects, according to the performance on them and a final interview, candidates were selected.

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. All about the assignment done
  • Q2. Your interest and particular domain you want to work in

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Complete the assignment perfectly, dont try to achieve best accuracy, but you should know whats there in the code.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

3 DSA Que was asked on hackerrank

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 3 DSA que asked by interviewer wirh code

PhonePe Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in PhonePe Decision Scientist interview?
PhonePe interview process usually has 1 rounds. The most common rounds in the PhonePe interview process are Technical.
How to prepare for PhonePe Decision 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 PhonePe. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at PhonePe expect are Financial Services, Medical Insurance, Risk Analytics, SQL and Business Analytics.
What are the top questions asked in PhonePe Decision Scientist interview?

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