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American Express Data Scientist Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a American Express Data Scientist interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated daily.

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System DesignStart here. 3 questions · ~26 min
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A/B Testing & Experimentation9 questions · ~77 min
Sampling Techniques UsedHard

Identify and justify the sampling technique used in the project discussion.

experiment designAmerican Express
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SQL & Data Manipulation9 questions + 1 drill · ~87 min
SQL Data AnalysisMedium
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Compare two tables with a full outer join and classify matching, mismatched, and unmatched records.

JoinsCase Whendata validationAmerican Express
Writing Business-Flavored SQLMedium
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Summarize qualifying American Express merchant transaction activity, approval rates, and approved amounts for a monthly operations review.

Joinsfinancial dataData AnalysisAmerican Express
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Metrics5 questions · ~43 min
Estimating Annual SalesMedium

Estimate annual sales of 1 kg Bikaneri Bhujiya packets using transparent population, consumption, and market-share assumptions.

data pointsmarket shareoperational metricsAmerican Express
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Machine Learning10 questions · ~86 min
Explain BackpropagationHard

Explain and implement backpropagation for training a feedforward neural network with gradient descent.

Neural NetworksDeep LearningGradient DescentAmerican Express
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Product Sense5 questions · ~43 min
Optimize High Risk Product OnboardingMedium
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Approach for improving onboarding to a high-risk financial product while balancing conversion, compliance, and user protection.

onboardingUser NeedsConversion RateAmerican Express
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More topics9 questions · ~77 min
Evaluate Recommender QualityHard
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Compare offline and online evaluation methods for recommender systems, including metrics, experimentation, bias, and long-term user impact.

evaluation metricsevaluation frameworkcoverageAmerican Express
Explain p-Value SimplyEasy
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Explain what a p-value measures, how to compare it with a significance level, and what conclusion it supports.

Hypothesis TestingStatistical SignificancestatisticsAmerican Express
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